Scientific Name
Ophiophagus hannah
WILD POPULATION
UNKNOWN
LOCATION
KARNATAKA
IUCN RED LIST
VULNERABLE
CONTRIBUTORS
AJAY GIRI
ABHISHEK SHIRSAT
Snakes are vilified, demonised and feared by cultures across the world. The simple mention of the King Cobra can make some paranoid. But is this species really the killer that we make it out to be? Malaika Vaz spends a few days with snake rescuer Ajay Giri in Agumbe to better understand the King Cobra and its secret world.