King Cobra Nesting
May 10th,
Amazing 3 days in Agumbe Rainforest.
Starting at 3AM from Bangalore and a 7hr / 400 kms drive to Agumbe was not so tiring, when I got to see the King Cobra on a nest within 15mins of arriving at the site.
Photographed and Filmed a King Cobra nesting (only females build the nest to lay eggs in it)…First time ever that this has been filmed (not to mention First time ever on HD Video camera and 5D Mark II).
Saw two nests of different individuals in different locations. The second one was at a site that was more photographable and She (King Cobra) was more beautiful, according to the bachelor co-camera man, Chinmay!!!
On this trip I also got to see Gauri Shankar, ARRS rescue a large male King Cobra. His skillfull handling and bagging of the snake made it look a very easy job!.
Smelling the air! Watchful King Cobra on the nest.
Nest building - She brings a bunch of dried leaves from around the nest site in her Coils!
Kings favourite meal - A Rat snake! ...hunting for frogs under the leaf litter.
SRIKANTH GP
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These are some really neat shots! I love the clarity in the last one!!
-gowtham
How far away was the rat snake from the King Cobra nest?!
Frank,
The Rat snake was around 300ft from the nest. Not that it was very near, but it was definitely in the Kings territory. Nesting females usually dont leave the nest site for a few days after having laid the eggs. They generally dont bother eating when they are on the nest.
Cheers
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