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Reintroduction of king cobras - Madhya Pradesh
June 24 , 2025
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- One of the two King Cobras brought to Madhya Pradesh from Mangalore Zoo died at the Van Vihar National Park’s snake enclosure.
- The King Cobra is not a species endemic to the state.
- The king cobra, the world’s longest venomous snake, can grow to 15 feet in length.
- It prefers humid, dark forests with thick undergrowth, cool swamps, and bamboo patches across diverse habitats.
- They spread from the highland evergreen and semi-evergreen forests to estuarine mangroves with high rainfall.
- In India, the king cobra’s range includes the Western Ghats, the North Indian terai belt, Northeast India, coastlines of West Bengal and Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar, and parts of the Eastern Ghats.
- King cobras are known for their unique nesting behaviour.
- However, they do not breed well in captivity.
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