“expert snake catchers guiding &

teaching people across the globe”

Global Snake Experts

• Expert Snake Catchers from Irula Tribe,

specialised in catching dangerous &

venomous snakes

• Despite lacking formal education, travelled

globally to catch snakes and train snake

catchers in other parts of the world

• Using old snake catching techniques

inherited as indigenous knowledge from

their forefathers

• Collectively, Irula tribe plays an importantrole in the healthcare ecosystem in India, through antivenoms collected

Padma Shri | Social Work (Animal Welfare) | Tamil Nadu | Duo