How to handle snakes? Try Krav Maga! (Snakes – Part 2 with Kali, Gerry Martin and Gnaneswar)
In the second instalment of the snakes episode TOTT slithers headfirst into the Indian snake scene with 3 super guests . Sara Mohan discovers Irulas and their brain-stumping snake tracking skills. Snake venom and it’s many confounding properties. Snakebite and some scary-as-hell stats.
Gerry Martin gets into the nitty gritty of snake research – venom, behaviour; oh and also snake heartbeat (happy squeal)!
Gnaneswar brings firsthand reports on snake bite stories, peoples’ attitudes and the dizzying diversity of snakes in India.
Aaaannnd a helluva snake walk with Kali, as he magically tracks and catches snakes (almost conjuring them outta thin air) in a paddy field in suburban chennai.
SHOW NOTES:
Film: A survival guide to the Big 4
Snake bite related papers/articles:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286712156_Venom_antivenom_production_and_the_medically_important_snakes_of_India
Prevention is better than cure Prevention is better than Cure Snakebite Education in India
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31751-8/fulltext
Snake Radio Telemetry:
https://india.mongabay.com/2021/03/radio-telemetry-signals-new-ways-to-study-snakes/