Today we celebrate snake’s unique role in our ecosystem:
- Snakes are both predator and prey, vital for sustainability of a healthy diverse ecosystem.
- Snakes prey on disease-carrying animals, controlling the spread of Lyme disease and Leishmaniasis for humans and animals.
- Snakes are ecosystem engineers. Preying on rodents, they protect crops and excrete seeds in new locations, supporting plant growth.
Most snakes are not aggressive and non-venomous, and often bite in self-defence, when threatened or provoked; trying to kill them will expose you to a higher risk of bite.
Photo with ADN Field Coordinators and Ambassadors in Ganjam, Odisha India. Copyright of Lauren MacLeod.
Since 2023, ADN has been conducting outreach work to reduce snakebite deaths in rural Ganjam, Odisha, India, including through the development and dissemination of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) of Snakes and Climate Change with high-risk groups (children, women, farmers and herders).
For more information on the activities of the ADN CaSA enterprise, please visit our page.