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| Agumbe - The Crown Jewel of the Western Ghats |
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With an annual rainfall of 4000 mm to 8500 mm, Agumbe lays claim to the moniker Cherrapunji of South India. The wettest place in south India, Agumbe in the monsoon is a land transformed. The forested cliffs of Agumbe rise up more than 2,000 feet above sea level, trapping the monsoon winds that drift in from the coast.
Fog clings to the thick vegetation and the undergrowth echoes with the cries of birds such as whistling thrushes, fulvettas and bulbuls. In the treetops, monkeys such as the rare Lion-tailed Macaque may be seen. But the most visible signs of life stir underfoot, amid bushes and leaf litter. Snakes and frogs, insects and crabs are drawn out by the abundance of food and in search of mates.
 Nestled among the Western Ghats, Agumbe is called the 'Cherrapunji of South India'. A biodiversity hot-spot, it is known as the habitat of the largest venomous snake in the world, the King Cobra.
 Agumbe and its surroundings are rich in biodiversity. It is contiguous with one of the last surviving lowland rainforests in India -- the Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kudremukh National Park. Many new species of flora and fauna have been discovered here.
 Bronzed frog, a common toad that is found in Agumbe. Western ghats are a home to weird and rare species of birds, animals, reptiles and insects which are not found in any other parts of the world.
 A Malabar Pit Viper in Agumbe. This venomous snake hunts warm-blooded animals at night. It may come in green, grey and brown colour morphs.
 A raindrop clings to moss in Agumbe. Mosses are among the most important constituents of a rainforest.
 A crab in the rainforest at Agumbe. Crabs are scavengers and consume algae in the moist forest floor.
 A babbling, gurgling stream. Monsoon rains feed seasonal streams and irrigate the rainforest. Streams are also important sources of food to many of the creatures that live in the rainforest. Frogs and toads lay their eggs in streams while fish breed in them.
 A green vine snake is a mildly venomous species of tree-dwelling snake that hunts by day on trees and bushes.
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