I wrote this in 2011 at the request of the film production company that produced ‘One Million Snakebites,’ a BBC Natural World documentary. Wasn’t published then so here it is – If you are a young farmer in India, your chances of succumbing to snake bite are greater than anywhere else in the world. The…
I grew up in a farming community on the outskirts of a village in Yorkshire, England and spent a great deal of my childhood wandering off to catch spiders, newts, tadpoles, etc. I also had a pet tortoise called Freddo, who, like myself, often escaped to travel far and wide in search of exciting adventures.…
My lifelong love affair with snakes started with a heart-breaking incident that took place in the year 1987 when I was studying in class seven. Ganesh belonged to a very poor family from a small village in Latur district. He was one of my closest friends. He used to work in STD booths during the mornings…
Saw Scaled Viper Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) are relatively small snakes growing to the length of 12-20 inches as adults and 3 inches at birth. It is amongst the big four commonly found venomous snakes in India. This snake is quick to strike when provoked. Echis is the greek word for viper. They are a…
Common krait The Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) is a venomous snake and a member of the big four that is responsible for maximum human deaths across India. It is smooth scaled, head slightly broader than the neck; eyes entirely black. It is usually found in glossy black, pale faded bluish- grey or dark brownish-black with…
Russell’s Viper The Russell’s Viper (Dabois russelii) is a venomous snake and a member of the big four snakes in India. The Russell’s viper is a species responsible for causing the most snakebite incidents and deaths among all venomous snakes. This is on account of many factors such as their wide distribution, generally aggressive demeanour…
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