Snakes in India:paying the price of their priceless venom
A rogue is caught in the kanjikode village of kerala state with illicit goods that are not considered a gold mine by common man. The item is venom of a king cobra and the quantity is merely 200 ml. Even a negligible amount of a king cobra"s venom can prove fatal,so the thought of collecting such a dangerous thing should not even cross our minds. In spite of this,the value of the small amount of venom found on the rogue equals about 20 million rupees in the grey market.The retail price rises even higher in the international market. Such an illegal trade is being conducted on a large scale in India;but the venom traders of kerala have surpassed all limits by destroying the very existence of the snakes in the state. Thousands of snakes like the king cobra,Russell's viper,krait,etc. are killed every year in order to extract their precious ...