Mangaluru: Female King Cobra gives birth to 38 King Cobras at Pillikula Biological Park
Mangaluru: Female King Cobra at the Pillikula Dr. Shivram Karant Biological Park gave birth to 38 King Cobras on Friday, July 8.
The Eight-year-old Female and 10-year-old Male King Cobra are the parents of the 38 newborn babies of King Cobra. The female King Cobra had laid eggs at the breeding center here. The eggs hatched 76 days after they were placed in the incubator.
In 2010-11, Pillikula Park created the record of breeding King Cobras in a protected environment for the first time in the world. 100 King Cobras eggs were hatched through artificial incubation. Three snakes laid 100 eggs. 35 of these cubs were sent to various zoos across the country under the animal exchange scheme while the other 65 were released in the wild.
There are currently 14 King Cobras in Pillikula Biological Park. Of which 9 are male and 5 are females.
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Agra man arrested for harassing, touching inappropriately Czech tourist visiting Taj Mahal
Agra, Apr 6 (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday.
The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and the arrest was made after a thorough investigation, they said.
In a written complaint at the Tourist police station, the woman alleged that she was "touched inappropriately and harassed" while walking along the Shamshan Ghat Road around 1 pm, they added.
The police registered a case and began a probe, deploying multiple teams to nab the accused.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Areeb Ahmed said, "A case was registered on the complaint of the foreign woman. Several teams were deployed to search for the accused. (Footage from) several CCTV cameras covering the area was scanned. After investigation, the accused Karan Rathore was arrested on Sunday."
The woman has identified Rathore as the accused and he has been taken into custody, the officer said.
