Telangana - Over 10,000 snakes rescued in a year!
In a remarkable effort to conserve snakes and achieve zero snakebite deaths in telangana by 2030, the Hyderabad-based Friends of Snakes Society (FOSS) has collaborated with multiple stakeholders, including the Forest Department and the general public, to rehabilitate 10,282 snakes in hyderabad and elsewhere by 2023.
Over 10,000 snakes were rehabilitated by responding to between 200 and 300 SOS (distress) calls every day from the general public regarding snake intrusion in their homes and businesses. Such emergency calls are sent to FOSS-trained snake rescuers, who safely and ethically save the reptiles.
"Our volunteers are devoted to the conservation of snake species. In 2023, a total of 25 snake species were rescued, with Spectacled Cobras accounting for 46%, Rat Snakes for 27%, Checkered Keelbacks for 10%, Russell's Vipers for 4%, and Bronzeback Tree Snakes for 4%. The remaining 9% consists of twenty additional species," FOSS said.
Over 10,000 snakes were rehabilitated by responding to between 200 and 300 SOS (distress) calls every day from the general public regarding snake intrusion in their homes and businesses. Such emergency calls are sent to FOSS-trained snake rescuers, who safely and ethically save the reptiles.
"Our volunteers are devoted to the conservation of snake species. In 2023, a total of 25 snake species were rescued, with Spectacled Cobras accounting for 46%, Rat Snakes for 27%, Checkered Keelbacks for 10%, Russell's Vipers for 4%, and Bronzeback Tree Snakes for 4%. The remaining 9% consists of twenty additional species," FOSS said.