Daijiworld Media Network – Beltangady (RD/SB)
Beltangady, Dec 22: Joy Mascarenhas, a snake catcher for nearly a decade, rescued 11-feet long king cobra gth at Mundoor, near here, recently.
The king cobra was later handed over to wildlife authorities at Pilikula Nisargadhama, Vamanjoor in Mangalore. Joy has caught 24 king cobras out of which 15 were handed over to the care of Pilikula Nisargadhama and rest released into the forests at Charmady Ghat near here. The maximum length of king cobra caught by Joy was 12 feet in length. The maximum length of python that Joy caught was 10 feet 2 inches.
Joy so far caught 351 reptiles in all that includes 23 cobras, 26 pythons, 24 king cobras and 48 other poisonous snakes.