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There are close to 75 species of snakes in the district. Only 5 species out of them are poisonous. Importantly there is no centre to give treatment to injured snakes. On establishing a snake park with protection centre, it will be easy to provide treatment to injured snake. Also it will be useful in protecting endangered species and snakes identified as poisonous. It will be possible to directly inform the people.
A few days back, herpetologist ‘Snake Joy’ protected a 13-foot-long king cobra that got stuck in a barbed wire near Ayilahadime road and let it out into Charmadi forest. Such incidents take place throughout the taluk. Since there is a dense forest in Charmadi, it is a perfect place for snakes to exist.
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400 King Cobras!
In Belthangady taluk, till date, close to 400 king cobras have been caught. He has caught 172, his associate Ashok has caught more that a 100 and those caught at other places bring the total to 400 king cobras which have been safely released. But, nowhere has it caused any trouble to the people, says Joy.
Important for natural balance
Snakes help in maintaining the balance in nature. People generally give a call when there is a python, king cobra or Indian cobra. But, care should be taken to protect other species of snakes. If snakes are destroyed, the possibility of imbalance in the natural cycle will increase.