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 of alleged smugglers belonged to Rawalpindi and were caught as they were transferring the skins […]
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 hunting industry. The ban on snake games and exhibitions crushed the business. The serpent hunters […]
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 snakes in the washroom of his house. Responding to the call, a Rescue 1122 team […]
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 of most people. For many, the reptile’s venom conjures grotesque visions of instant death. What […]
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 reptile from various cities in the Punjab and sell them to those who make medicines […]
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 in recognition of his performance. Bhatti is from a nomadic tribe of snake charmers known […]
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 teens. I was in awe of the green boa in ‘Jungle Book’ and we finally […]