The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) isn’t a difficult snake to spot. In all, they identified 47 encounters with the Western Ghats king cobra (Ophiophagus kaalinga) over 22 years. Herpetologist and firsthand volunteer king cobra rescuer Dikansh Parmar can personally attest to the issue. Do Western Ghats King Cobras, Ophiophagus kaalinga, take the train? (b) Laborer accommodations lie just a dirt path away from the concrete pillars where the king cobra was recorded.