The
Philippine Cobra.
By RIZZA
MENDIOLA
IN 2009, local
biology researcher John Ronel Gil published an interesting set of findings
through the Catanduanes State Colleges.
Gil had
identified a whopping 21 species of snakes in a single barangay - a rare and
exceptional occurrence, according to the Philippines’ herpetology community.
In response,
Doctor Ferds Recio and the Born to be Wild team journeyed to San
Vicente, Virac, Cataduanes to prove this rare scientific find.
As we immersed
ourselves in the community living near the habitats of the snakes, we saw the
people’s daily struggle against one of the most venomous snakes in the country:
the Philippine Cobra.
During our
stay in Catanduanes, Doc Ferds discovered even more species of snakes that were
yet to be catalogued.
With constant
communication and guidance from Dr Arvin Diesmos, a herpetologist and a
scientist from the National Museum, the team was able to film two more species
of snakes in San Vicente and the document the re-occurrence of the King Cobra,
the world’s longest venomous snake. – Bicol Mail
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