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The King Cobra Builds a Nest and Guards Her Eggs, No Other Snake on Earth Does This

The Only Architect in the Snake WorldEvery snake lays eggs or bears live young and then moves on. The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) does something no other snake species does: she builds a structure first. Using her body as a rake, the female gathers dead leaves, rotting vegetation, and forest…

Times Life · Sep 21

Project Crocodile: How India Saved Three Species From Extinction Through Conservation

Three Species, One CrisisBy the early 1970s, India had hunted and farmed its crocodilians to the edge of disappearance. The mugger (Crocodylus palustris), found across freshwater lakes and rivers from Rajasthan to Odisha, had been slaughtered for its skin. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), the largest living reptile on Earth,…

Times Life · Aug 19

Slip sliding away: venom extraction in Tamil Nadu

Slip sliding away: venom extraction in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu · Nov 25, 2023