Rapid urbanization, habitat loss are forcing the snakes out in Dhaka

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On Nov. 1, in a residential area of Bangladesh’s bustling capital city, Dhaka, the NGO Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association rescued two adult Padma Gokhra snakes (monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia) along with seven snakelets and 17 eggs. In October, the NGO had rescued a Khoiya Gokhra snake (spectacled cobra, Naja naja) from a garden in the […]

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