In the
world of snakes, lizards, crocs and frogs, the King Cobra is culturally
significant with many superstitions around it.
Indians believe the King Cobra possesses exceptional memory. It is larger than other cobras and prefers a
diet of snakes, finding rattlesnakes particularly tasty. The King Cobra rarely attacks humans but keep
in mind that one bite has enough venom in it to bring down an elephant. It is the world’s longest venomous snake. They are difficult to discover because they
are very shy.
You
will trek with Irula tribesmen as they demonstrate age-old skills to track
cobras, rat-snakes and vipers. This is a
small Indian tribe who, in addition to traditional skills, hold a knowledge of
indigenous wildlife, valuable resources for naturalists. Amphibians are very sensitive to
environmental change and are often the first to indicate an ecological
issue. And some venoms and toxins of
snakes are very useful in human medicine.
You
will go in search of King Cobras but also learn about vipers, Wolf Snakes and
India’s other intriguing reptiles such as Caecilians, crocodiles, caimans,
turtles, Monitor Lizards, and Flying Lizards, and amphibians such as tree
frogs, burrowing frogs and gliding frogs.
You’ll have the opportunity to gain insight into how local people in
rural India live side by side with their often vilified neighbors.
The
group tour is from June 14 to 24, 2014 for a maximum of 10 people and a minimum
of eight. By joining this tour, you can
be assured you will be traveling sustainably and responsibly. If these dates don’t work for you, Steppes
will customize the tour on other dates. The
rate is $3,511 per person, double occupancy.
For more information, visit www.steppesdiscovery.com
or call 1-855-352-7606.
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