As temperatures in Nepal rise, highly venomous snakes are slithering up to higher altitudes


Spotted near Mount Everest: Global warming might be leading venomous snakes to adapt and settle in higher altitudes, experts say. — SUBODH ACHARYA/The Kathmandu Post/ANN

IN the past one and a half months, 10 highly venomous snakes typically found in warmer climates – nine King Cobras and a Monocled Cobra – have been rescued from various locations in the Kathmandu Valley.

Both the snake species, common in Tarai districts, especially in the summer season, have now started to appear in the supposedly cooler hilly and mountainous areas as well.

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