Present Activites

1. Educating people about snakes and their role in ecological balance, how to handle a situation if a snake is sighted in an inhabited areas, how to deal with a snakebite case.

2. First-aid workshops on snakebite and snake handling for general public, NCC, NSS, farmers, teachers, volunteers etc.

3. We conduct street shows to educate people. It includes a `film-show’ about snakebite and its related issues, on the spot quiz program with prizes, question answer session to clear the myths & doubts of people.

4. Saving `innocent snakes, ignorant people ’; people call the Snake Cell to seek help to remove snakes from houses, factories, offices etc.

Future Activites

We are planning for the following activities in future:

1. Publish literature (posters, first-aid leaflets, and a booklet in progress: ‘Know About Snakes and Snakebite’ for general public); containing useful information about the identification of venomous snakes. Also listing the doctors and hospitals that could handle snakebite cases.

2. Interpretation center with its own open-air film theatre to educate people about nature conservation and to conduct workshops.

3. Develop snake handling equipment/ contraptions and make it commercially for the general public.

4. Network for snake-handlers: Develop a network and bring all the snake handlers in the country together, basically to train them to become a force to disseminate and exchange tested & tried methods and experiences to use it as an effective tool for nature conservation education. Train more people to commission more Snake Cells all over the country.

5. Networking and Workshops for doctors to develop and exchange information about snakebite.

6. Audio visual programs: Develop audio visual programs to educate people about nature conservation and to remove fear, myths, superstitions, misconceptions etc about animals.

7. Snakebite treatment facilities: Persuade the government to set up a central clinic for snakebite cases. But in the short term, develop a panel of doctors who could be available `on-call’ in case of a snakebite case and the Snake Cell to co-ordinate the whole operation of directing the patient and alerting the doctors.

8. Produce a film about snakebite to educate poor people in rural India.



Service Offered by Snake Cell

Free Service

1. Lectures in Schools & Colleges: These are FREE of cost at Chandigarh and around. We only charge for the rental of equipment i.e. computer, digital projector, transport, software etc.

2. Snake Rescue: Its free of cost in and around Chandigarh 24 hours a day. People call us directly and Police Control of Chandigarh, Phone 100, then call is redirected to us.
NOTICE: Our snake rescue service has been suspended in Haryana State, as the behaviour of the Chief Wildlife Warden of Haryana, Mr Manas, was unbecoming conduct of an officer. It may be resumed after he is transfered to some other post and we are formally requested by the department.

Paid Services

1. Outstation Programmes: Our outstation programmes are charged to reimburse the expenses of the Snake Cell i.e. vehicle maintenance, literature, lodging & boarding, etc. And no fee is charged for the efforts of the team.

2. Survey Of Houses: In the past, we have been doing survey of houses, FREE of COST, and advise people about how to make their house sort of snake-free by denying snakes a free entry into houses. So far, this service has also been free, but now keeping in mind two factors, one - since it has beenfree so no one ever bothered to take action on the report given after having our valuable time for the survey of house, second - keeping in mind that many can afford it easily and why not add it to the source of raising funds for the Snake Cell. The fee would be determined on the spot, depending on the size of the house and various other factors.