Raj Kumar Kanuri

Friends of Snakes Society

Friends of Snakes Society rescues and rehabilitates snakes, runs a 24/7 helpline that handles over 300 calls a day, and works with the Telangana Forest Department and local communities on snake conservation, anti-poaching and public education to reduce human-snake conflict.

Friends of Snakes Society reports the following, on its own site:

• Conducts about 300 awareness programmes a year, reaching over 5 lakh (500,000) individuals directly