KING COBRAS IN THE HIGHLANDS OF WEST BALI

Agus Putra and his team at Bali Reptile Rescue take us on an adventure through the highlands of West Bali in search of the world's largest venomous snake, the King Cobra! Along the way, we stop off at Bali Reptile Rescue to meet some of the animals that are being rehabilitated and learn about the impact this has had on West Bali. Given the dry conditions, it seemed unlikely that we would encounter a King Cobra in the wild. After roughly an hour of searching we found a small female that appeared to be one of the many King Cobra's Agus's team released back into the highlands after taking care of her many years ago. It was amazing to witness this moment between Agus, his team and the King Cobra. After giving her some water, we photographed a large healthy female, while Agus shared his knowledge about this spectacular species. 

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