Five years ago on this day, Save The Snakes was founded with a snake conservation vision. We believed that if Save The Snakes could support wildlife conservationists to mitigate human-snake conflict in their own communities, then they could lay the groundwork to protect threatened snake populations in their part of the world. To do this, …
Costa Rica is a leader in environmental conservation, and they are setting an excellent example for the rest of the world. Not only do they focus on the conservation of many endangered species, but they also do incredible work to reduce deforestation and mitigate climate change. With this in mind, Save The Snakes will be …
Snakes play a crucial role in our ecosystems and to share this message, today on National Serpent Day we are excited to launch a video that showcases three important reasons why we need to live harmoniously with snakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltQcE0gapIo The aim of creating this video was to have a learning resource available to schools, community …
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The past year delivered challenges as well as opportunities to many of us and for those of us that braved new ventures, it has been quite a year. Many of you have followed our efforts in South Africa, our Snake Education and Awareness Program (SECAP), as we have made great progress despite the challenges. Throughout …
Dicephalism is the condition of having two heads on one body. While this is a rare condition, there are several cases of dicephalism occurring in snakes. A new study demonstrates the first record of dicephalism in the Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus), in Nepal. Save The Snakes’ Conservation Partner in Nepal, Kamal Devkota, was contacted when …
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