Our car is speeding past the limit, blindly following a SUV in front of us (Bangalore Wildlife Photographer friends) without knowing where we are headed or why. The cars come to a halt at the entrance of an unassuming house in a village. Already a few villagers were gathered and were giving curious looks at us getting out of cars armed with cameras. It is only now we come to know that a King Cobra rescue call was received and an expert had arrived. Excitement on seeing the King was spreading across our group.
Yes, you guessed it right! We are in the land of King Cobras, Agumbe – a rain forest in Chickmagalur district of Karnataka. I had the opportunity of visiting Agumbe twice – as the blog’s title suggests once pre-monsoon (January) and once during monsoon (August). I thought the place was so green and beautiful during my first visit, but found a different meaning altogether during monsoons. There was thick moss covering even the smallest of stones, pavements, there was no mud road visible – it was covered with lush green carpet, the air was cool and fresh, rain drizzling the entire day. Agumbe is nature's gift to us with several waterfalls and it's not surprising that it takes up most of this blogspot.
