Some rate Sri Lanka as the country with the most casualties
from snake bites in the world.
And obviously one has to say, that snakes are a part of the
daily life wherever there is some green around.
Snakes tend to intrude houses and nobody would be surprised
about any such unwanted guests.
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Cobra
In particular rural areas are plastered with all types
of snakes and fortunately not all of them are deadly
or aggressive. Even walking through the jungle is fairly
harmless as long as a sufficient amount of noise is
generated.
Cobras
In most parts of Sri Lanka Cobras and other snakes
can be found.
Cobra
Cobras have managed to emerge as the main source of
income for some families like here near the Golden
Temple in Dambulla.