Islamabad’s residents residing in the areas close to the Margalla Hills National Park have been asked to stay alert and ensure precautionary measures against snake bites or encounters during the winter season. Several videos of snakes in houses have appeared… Read More »Snakes in Islamabad
International smugglers working with locals in illegal smuggling On July 29, 20The Abbottabad Wildlife Department on Saturday arrested a gang involved in the illegal smuggling of snake skins in the Shah Maqsood are of Haripur. Sources confirmed that the group… Read More »Snake Skin Smugglers Arrested in Haripur
Serpent Hunters And The Curse Of Covid-19 Mehmood sorting his catch for remaining clients. Serpent hunters and the curse of Covid-19 Snake traders find themselves on the short end of the stick post-lockdown The coronavirus-induced lockdown interestingly affected the snake… Read More »Serpent Hunters in the Punjab
Rescue 1122 staff captured as many as 28 snakes from a house on Tehsil Court Road near Kot Radha Kishan canal on Jan 28, 2020. According to Rescue 1122 sources, Muhammad Sajid informed the emergency service that there were some… Read More »28 Snakes Caught From House Sewer Line in Kot Radha Kishen
By Razya Khan/ March 11, 2019 The venom itself is extracted by pressing the top of the snake’s mouth, where venom glands are located, against this lid. The mere thought of snakes is enough to send shivers down the spines… Read More »Treating Snakebites
The business of catching snakes for their venom is on the rise, providing livelihood to a number of people who are ready to put their fear of the dangerous reptile aside in Pakistan. Snake catchers bring different species of the… Read More »Snake Catchers Require a License to Catch & Keep Snakes
On the pavement near Taxila Chowk, 28-year-old snake charmer Fanous Bhatti flips the lid of a basket, and a snake slowly rises out of it. His spectators are mostly stunned young boys. They clap, and leave coins and small notes… Read More »Thank God that Snake Charmer Say Tradition Losing Ground
Two Pakistani brothers live with more than 100 snakes slithering around their home. Hamza and Hassan Hussain say their fascination with the creatures took off after they watched the children’s cartoon ‘Jungle Book’. “We started when we were in our… Read More »Collecting Snakes in Karachi
