Guwahati, Aug. 8 -- Residents across Assam have been encountering an increasing number of King Cobras in human-inhabited areas such as schools, hospitals, homes, paddy fields, and parks.

The King Cobra, known as the world's longest venomous snake and traditionally a forest-dwelling species, is appearing more frequently in towns and villages, indicating significant environmental changes.

Wildlife experts and conservationists attribute this trend to habitat loss, declining prey populations, climate fluctuations, and expanding human encroachment.

In districts including Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Barpeta, Kamrup, Sivasagar, and the outskirts of Guwahati, wildlife rescue teams have repeatedly been called to safely remove King Cobras from resident...