24 Hours In Life Of Shravan Krishnan: Kissing A Snake Is Risky Business, Play Safe, Says This Slytherin Wizard

바카라�Come let바카라�s release this fellow in the bushes,바카라� says Shravan as he led me into the forested tracts of the sprawling Theosophical Society campus in Chennai. After a short walk, he pulled out the wriggling rat snake바카라�captured at 8 am in a housing colony바카라�from a black cloth bag and handed it over to me to do the honour of setting it free. The snake slithered into the long grass and disappeared. 바카라�If it were a cobra, I would have released it in a more remote area바카라�for the well-being of the snake as well as humans. But a rat snake, among the two dozen or so non-venomous species in and around Chennai, causes no harm,바카라� he explains.

For nearly six years, 29-year-old Shravan Krishnan has been the go-to man in Chennai if a snake is spotted in a populated area. A bachelors in commerce, he nursed cricketing ambitions but gave up those after a back injury. He then trained under Rajesh, an expert reptile catcher of the forest department, travelled with him for over a year and observed how he caught snakes before taking up rescue missions. Initially, the forest department would beckon him on receiving calls on their rescue helpline바카라�if Shravan were nearby, he would rush to the spot. Now that he is a well-known animal rescuer, people call him directly or get in touch through his wide circle of animal lovers on spotting a snake.

He is usually at his animal clinic in the campus from 10 am to 3 pm, that is, if he is not out rescuing creatures in distress. Today, he has organised a pick-up for stray dogs. Around noon, he oversees spaying operations and a cast for a fractured dog, and then collects donations and food for the animals. All around him are large four-legged creatures바카라�a camel and a few old horses spending their last years in the complex바카라�s green expanse.

After quaffing down his lunch, he heads to a school to conduct a session on animal rescue and precautions. 바카라�We first have to make sure what kind of snake it is before attempting to catch it. Since there are only four venomous species in and around Chennai, it is easy to rule them out if you have a trained eye. If it is a venomous snake, I need to approach it carefully in long boots and with a grab hook,바카라� he explains. His extreme caution is the reason venomous snakes have never bitten him. Once he was alerted about a cobra hiding in an almirah and found three inside. 바카라�I closed the hatch first and then prodded one cobra after another to come out before catching them,바카라� he recalls.

Shravan makes sure to educate the public during his missions. If he spots a rat snake, he suggests residents to let it roam in their gardens as it is harmless, and keeps away cobras because they share the same territory and food. In the evenings, he usually has informal meetings with other animal lovers and groups of volunteers to discuss strategies and plan rescues.

Shravan insists that snake catching is serious business and does not resort to showmanship바카라�trying to kiss the reptile or coiling it around his neck for formidable photographs바카라�even though he has caught hundreds by now. 바카라�A Steve Irwin can do it on TV after years of experience. I do not want to embolden anyone to risk their lives by catching a snake and attempting to kiss it,바카라� he declares.

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