Cobras in peril: Reporting the death of two monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia) (Squamata: Elapidae) due to consumption of anthropogenic plastic debris

The impacts of commonly used and often carelessly discarded plastics are well reported in marine animals but have been poorly reported in the terrestrial animals. Here, we report for the first time two cases of dead N. kaouthia from two different habitat types due to consumption of plastic bag and f...

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Main Authors: Ardhendu Das Mahapatra, Vishal Santra, Sunirmal Jana, Sudipta Kumar Ghorai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X23000201