★About video:-
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A Live Presentation about King Cobras in India by Padma Sri Romulus Whitaker.
The live presentation is organized by kottayan Nature Society.
Regarding Romulus Whitaker, he was the founder-director of the Snake Park in Chennai. The park was conceived to rehabilitate the Irula tribe who are known for their expertise in catching snakes. The tribals were left jobless after the ban of snake trading. Whitaker helped the Irula tribe to get involved in extracting snake venom used for the production of antivenom drugs. Rom is the Founder-Director of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust Centre for Herpetology, actively involved in crocodile breeding and conservation programs.
He won the Whitley Award (considered as top U.K. conservation prize) in 2005 for his work.
He became the Associate Laureate in Rolex Awards in 2008.
A species of Indian boa, Eryx whitakeri, is named in honor of Romulus Whitaker.
Romulus Whitaker was awarded the Padma Sri (the fourth highest civilian award) by the Government of India for his work done in the field of Wild Life Conservation in the year 2018.
Regarding King Cobra:-
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), also known as the hamadryad, is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae, endemic to forests from India through Southeast Asia. It is threatened by habitat destruction and has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2010. It is the world's longest venomous snake.
