101 East follows India’s snake handlers risking their lives to rescue a few of the nation’s most dangerous reptiles.
India’s southern metropolis of Bengaluru, previously generally known as Bangalore, is known for making the nation a worldwide software program hub, resulting in fast urbanisation. However it has one other declare to fame: snakes.
Greater than 30 species of snakes may be discovered within the metropolis, together with the extremely venomous Russell Viper, King Cobra, and Spectacled Cobra, resulting in dozens of deaths yearly.
In the course of the monsoon season, snakes typically enter houses and crowded slum areas, triggering into motion a ragtag group of snake rescuers.
101 East meets the Indian snake handlers risking their lives to rescue a few of the nation’s most fearsome reptiles.
Printed On 1 Nov 2025
