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| February 23, 2010 | Wildlife officials operate on 11ft King cobra in Bhopal | | Bhopal: In a unique attempt, wildlife officials in Madhya Pradesh operated on a King Cobra seized from a snake charmer to resurrect its damaged fangs. Officials of the Van Vihar national park in Bhopal operated on the 11-foot long cobra after they found that the reptile was not able to eat due to an infection in its mouth. "It is the first
time that we are operating on a King cobra and we never had a cobra. The treatment
was essential as the veins connecting the poison glands were damaged. The snake
has not eaten anything for many days," said A.K. Khare, Deputy Director, Van Vihar
national park on Monday. The cobra was administered anti-biotic medicines and
was doing fine after the operation, officials said. King cobra can be identified
from other cobras by its size and the pattern on its neck. Its diet consists primarily
of other snakes. The venom of the King Cobra is primarily neuro-toxic, and the
snake is capable of killing a human with a single bite.
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