By Anoopa Mathews | Project Co-ordinator
Conservation of snakes is s growing awareness among the urbanized communities in India. Traditionally, several communities have been protecting snakes as part of serpent worship and believes. However, agrarian communities evolved to urbans, snakes posed potential threat to human life. This has led to snake kills in a massive order. The efforts of few snake rescuers, environmental conservation organization and Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department made substantial change in the mindset of several people and initiated steps to rescue snakes from human habitations. Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department has been giving training to volunteers on scientific rescue procedures and almost 250 trained personals are in various districts of Kerala.
TIES initiated a project to support trained snake rescuers with rescue kit containing specially made tools and bags for handling snake rescue operations. Each kit contains two steel hooks, two bags, hand gloves and sanitizer worth Rs. 5000/- ($ 60 approx.)
TIES have distributed kits for 25 trained volunteers from Kottayam and Idukki districts on 22.03.2023. sponsorship is solicited for rescue kits, which will save human life and conserve snakes.
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