King Cobra

The Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society (EGWS) is a non-profit organization that promotes community-based wildlife conservation in the Eastern Ghats region of South India through education, conservation-oriented research, public participation, institutional capacity building and sustainable development. King cobras are apex predators, indicative of the health of its overall ecosystem. Once believed to be locally extinct in India’s Eastern Ghats region, until the Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society (EGWS) began documenting consistent reports of king cobra conflicts across the region in 2008. In response, EGWS pioneered a unique “Snake Savior” program to train select community members in rescuing king cobras from human habitations and conserving its natural habitat in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department. Donate to help EGWS ensure king cobras and other wildlife thrive and are culturally valued with harmonious human coexistence.