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NATURE Indian man catching a king cobra

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u/FalconIMGN 4d ago

Doesn't help when the biggest snakebite epicentre is the Sundarbans delta, where you often need to take a boat to get to the nearest health centre that houses antivenom drugs.

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u/st96badboy 4d ago

Oooh.... so that's where they release these big ones they catch.

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u/FalconIMGN 4d ago

Umm...no. That's not the case. It's not like this snake, rescued in South India, will be taken to East India about 2000 km away, and released in the Sundarbans delta.

The delta has one of the largest mangrove forest ecosystems in the world, and supports a diverse number of species, including tigers, saltwater crocodiles and king cobra.