Summary:
A 11-foot king cobra was caught near the pump house of Balasaheb Desai in Thane-Dongurli.ARS president Amrutsingh said, "On previous occasions, I had caught and rescued three king cobras in Hivre-Khurd of Sattari two years ago. Keri: Changing climate, depletion of water resources, degradation of evergreen patches of forests are forcing king cobras into areas of human settlement in Sattari. The staple diet of the king cobra is all species of snakes, including other venomous snakes and occasionally monitors lizards." This time, three king cobras have been rescued in three different locations. Between April 4 and 5, volunteers of the animal rescue squad caught two king cobras in Thane-Dongurli and one in Brahma-Karmali villages of Sattari..