India is known to many people outside the country as a nation of snake charmers. But very few of them know that India is one of the most dangerous places for snakes.
The other day my daughter and I spotted a small snake, about 18 inches long, but no thicker than a pencil. It was crawling to its way from the tarred road to the abandoned grassland close to our house. Bystanders wanted to kill it, but we did not allow them to touch it.
They thought we were sissies in not killing a snake. But they were the real sissies in wanting to kill a tiny and helpless creature. We stood guard till it found a place of safety. That evening the two us had the satisfaction of having done a good thing, the right thing to have done.
Snakes are an essential part of our eco-system. Sissy people, instead of fighting with their equals, have been after these helpless creatures — destroying the eco-system in the long run.
If you feel that you are a hero, do something heroic not dastardly. In that process you will discover your cold feet, and would also spare the Nature without which we would soon become another Sahara.
Please do not allow people to kill snakes, unless it is a life-threatening situation. There are any number of organizations which would be willing to catch the snake from your courtyard and release it in the wild.
[Creative Commons Picture by Benimoto]
August 12th, 2009 at 6:24 am
I fully agree that for balancing eco system the snakes should be handed over to some organization , but have you ever thought , peoples are very much afraid of snakes and to recognise which snake can damage our life is very difficult., In other sence , I will like to quote SAAMP KE BACHE KO DUD PILANA APNE PARON PER KULHARI MARNA HAI ,KON SA SAAMP KAB DASH JAYE BHAGWAN HI JANE ? This quote is in context to human being. A nice article.
Regards
Dr. Mukesh Raghav