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    Snakes play an important role in ecosystems and for farmers. They help control rodent populations near farms, saving crops. They also produce venom that is used to create life-saving antivenoms. However, there are many misconceptions about snakes, such as that they are vengeful or guard wealth. In reality, snakes do not have advanced cognitive abilities or seek revenge. The document encourages supporting an organization that educates people about snakes and protects them from harm.

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    Snakes play an important role in ecosystems and for farmers. They help control rodent populations near farms, saving crops. They also produce venom that is used to create life-saving antivenoms. However, there are many misconceptions about snakes, such as that they are vengeful or guard wealth. In reality, snakes do not have advanced cognitive abilities or seek revenge. The document encourages supporting an organization that educates people about snakes and protects them from harm.

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    Snakes play an important role in ecosystems and for farmers. They help control rodent populations near farms, saving crops. They also produce venom that is used to create life-saving antivenoms. However, there are many misconceptions about snakes, such as that they are vengeful or guard wealth. In reality, snakes do not have advanced cognitive abilities or seek revenge. The document encourages supporting an organization that educates people about snakes and protects them from harm.

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    Save Snakes

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    Snakes play an important role in ecosystems and for farmers. They help control rodent populations near farms, saving crops. They also produce venom that is used to create life-saving antivenoms. However, there are many misconceptions about snakes, such as that they are vengeful or guard wealth. In reality, snakes do not have advanced cognitive abilities or seek revenge. The document encourages supporting an organization that educates people about snakes and protects them from harm.

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    Save Snakes - Be A Sarpamitra!

    Contributions Of Snakes
    Most people would not think of snakes as a working animal. Obviously, a snake is not as demanding as say a sniffer dog, nor as physical. Snakes can save peoples lifes which have unfortunately been bitten by a disturbed snake. Anti-venom has saved millions of lives worldwide, especially in remote areas. Most snakes that allow us with anti-venom have been captive bred and are constantly giving it to hospitals worldwide (if necessary). They are usually kept in warehouses, with hundreds of other species. In farming conditions, farmers often collect snakes and release them near their farm yard, to exterminate mice which will in turn feed on the products that the farm produces, for example cereals. It is a natural and

    cheap method of doing so. Farmers and snakes surprisingly have a good relationship because of their need for food. The corn snake in America got its name from where the snake is situated.

    Misconceptions about Snakes


    It is totally erroneous to believe that snake bites can be cured by mantras, mantriks,magic spells roots and herbs. Do you know that in our country about 25,000 people die playing fools to such beliefs? Anti-Venom is the only cure for the snake bite! The other remedies are useful to relieve fear and treat shock, but should never be substituted for or interfere with the anti-venom treatment. Snakes are revengeful. There is no scientific basis to this. A snake's brain is not developed to the extent of retaining memory. It is said that if you kill a snake, another (its mate) will follow you and take revenge.

    Snakes guard wealth. This is a common misbelief. Old crumbling houses, 'wadas' are ideal for snakes as they find plenty of hiding places together with rats and mice. Old snakes have hair on them. Hair does not grow on snakes. Periodically snakes cast of moult and if some moult remains, it appears like hair. Sometimes some snake charmers even stick hair onto the snake's head. Snakes hypnotize. This is believed to be so because snakes stare fixedly as they do not have eyelids and cannot blink.

    Facts about Snakes

    Snakes scales are made up of something called Keratin, which is the same thing that our fingernails are made from. Mother Pythons will coil themselves around their eggs and make their bodies shiver in order to heat herself up and keep her eggs warm until they hatch.

    The biggest snake is the Reticulated Python. It can grow up to 10.05 meters or 33 feet long! The thickest snake is the Anaconda. The biggest one found measured 111 centimeters or 44 inches around. That's huge! The Thread snake is the smallest snake. It is only about 10 centimeters (4 inches long) and the size of a toothpick. Vine snakes are remarkable because they appear to have binocular vision. Many Zookeepers believe that Cobras are faster learners than other snakes. They are able to tell the difference between their trainer and strangers.

    Please be a Part of this noble cause. Please join us to protect these seriously misunderstood and poor creatures. We will be having monthly processions with slogans such as Shoot the snake with the camera not with the gun.

    Snake Snake burning bright, will not let you fade out of sight, that is my promise and for you we will fight. After they disappear, will you then shed a tear?

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    Parel, Mumbai - 400012 +(91)-9664167919 Mon Sat: 09:00am to 07:00pm Sunday Closed.

    The Entry Fee Is Only Rs.100. Thats right pay Rs.100 and be a sarpmitra.

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