Click to play videoAkullam (Kerala): It is a job meant for the forest officials, but for the last few years it is Babu and Suresh who have taken on the task of rescuing snakes and insects that stray into homes in Akullam, a town in the outskirts of Tiruvanandapura.
“Many people kill snakes but our organisation tries to prevent it. We try to rescue them and treat them,” says Babu.
For Suresh who employed with Hindustan latex, it often means using a portion of his own salary - a modest sum of Rs 6000 per month for treating these animals.
Babu was even offered a job at the crocodile bank, but he refused to take it up.
“We spend money from our own pocket. We are starting our organization. We seek donations from the government and when we catch snakes from some place we seek donation for it. There are no economic benefits to us,” says Babu.
Concern and passion may be driving the two, but it’s a service the authorities preferred they didn't do.
“Forest guards accuse us that we are catching snakes and selling them to foreigners. Sometimes even our snake catchers are bitten by the snakes. We want to preserve these snakes for the coming generations,” he adds.
Amid tools of empowerment like petitions, public interest litigations and the Right to Information Act, there are some who prefer to get down on ground and do it themselves to make a difference.
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