Mangalore: 36 King Cobras born at Pilikula Biological Park

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NM)

Mangalore, Jul 27: Snake lovers, photographers and tourists will find an added attraction in Pilikula from now on. As many as 36 King Cobras were born in Dr Shivarama Karantha Biological Park, Pilikula recently.

With the assistance from snake lovers, 37 eggs of King Cobras were rescued from a farm belonging to an agriculturalist near Dharmasthala in Beltangady taluk. They were brought to Pilikula Biological Park sometime ago.

After these eggs were artificially hatched for nearly 80 days, 36 out of 37 king cobras were born in the biological park. These baby King Cobras are around one to one and half feet long and in good health, said H J Bhandary, director of the park.

By birth, these baby snakes are poisonous enough to kill a person with a bite. Usually, procreation of these breeds take place in the forest. However, with the help of Zoo Authority of India, the Pilikula Biological Park too had set up a King Cobra Breeding Centre, the director said.

Earlier, eighty King Cobras were born out of just three eggs. After a year, they were sent to Western Ghats. These hatchlings will also be released in the forest wherever King Cobras are found, he further said.