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Adventures in Himachal Pradesh – Part 4
14th August As with the Great Himalayan National Park, arriving in the dark had given me little sense of where we were, and it was only in the morning that I was able to fully appreciate our surroundings: tall mountain … Continue reading
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Tagged Chamba, cobra, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, India, lizard, snake, viper
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Adventures in Himachal Pradesh – Part 3
10th August After three nights in the Great Himalayan National Park, it was time to get on the road again, this time heading west to the lower altitudes of Palampur. Stopping along the way for a breakfast of simosas, and later … Continue reading
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Tagged cobra, Himachal Pradesh, India, leopard gecko, Palampur, snake, Travel
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Adventures in Himachal Pradesh – Part 2
7th August Today was a driving day, and we had a long journey ahead of us, all the way up north to the Forest Rest House Ropa in the Great Himalayan National Park. The previous night, Dr Omesh Bharti – … Continue reading
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Tagged cobra, Great Himalayan National Park, Himachal Pradesh, India, krait, lizard, snake, spider, Travel
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Adventures in Himachal Pradesh – Part 1
Snakebite is considered a “neglected tropical disease” by the World Health Organisation, and it kills more people in India than anywhere else in the world; 45,000 fatalities per year is the official figure, though it is almost certainly an underestimate, … Continue reading