Question 14 Marks
Find out about the work of a ‘Sarpa-mitra’.
Answer
View full question & answer→- A sarpa-mitra is a friend of snakes, a person who is trained to protect, save and safeguard snakes.
- Whenever there is a phone call from police or citizens informing the sarpa-mitras about snake sightings, they immediately rush to the situation and rescue the snake that would have been killed at the hands of people.
- Sarpa-mitra are well trained to handle snakes by capturing them, keeping them in baskets or bags before releasing them in the wild.
- They are in contact with the Police Department and Forest Department for rehabilitation of snakes.
- Sarpa-mitra are also trained to perform primary first aid to snake bite victims before they are moved to hospitals.
- Thus, the sarpa-mitra do a commendable job of saving snakes, saving human life without any monetary gains, but for sheer love of snakes.