India, June 20 -- As the monsoon approaches Delhi-NCR, residents must prepare for more than just essentials like umbrellas. The rains often bring some unexpected visitors with them - reptiles.

"On Wednesday, I was in my kitchen when I saw a snake crawling at the window pane, trying to enter the house," says Anisha Agarwal, a resident of sector 65, Gurugram. She adds, "My kids were with me and it was spine-chilling to think how it could have harmed them had I not raised an alarm. Luckily, the snake turned out to be non-venomous. But I have become cautious, and am looking for some awareness to educate my family and neighbours so no one is attacked."

Kartik Satyanarayan from Wildlife SOS notes that every monsoon, the non-profit's Rapid Res...