The Hindu               23.08.2013 

Zoo gets three cobras

The Coimbatore Corporation Zoo here has three new cobra hatchlings, thanks to incubation of eggs by the Zoo authorities.

According to K. Asokan, Zoo Director, after 30 days of incubation, the authorities were able to get three cobra hatchlings. A hatchling died while coming out of the egg.

Six eggs turned bad soon after the cobra laid the eggs about a month ago.

The young ones would turn venomous after two months and until then it would be easy to handle.

For the first 10 days, the cobra hatchlings would consume only water. Thereafter, they would consume small rats.

They would grow to be adults in six months, he added.

Cobra has an average lifespan of 20 years.