India, Feb. 16 -- India's first-of-its-kind facility dedicated at Hunsur to study, treat and combat snakebites

By Raghu Hunsur

In a landmark initiative aimed at tackling India's persistent snakebite crisis, Liana Trust, in association with Karnataka Forest Department, has opened India's first dedicated facility for snakebite research, management and mitigation at Rathnapuri in Hunsur, Mysuru district.

This state-of-the-art Serpentarium will house medically significant snake species, facilitating crucial research to develop effective treatments and mitigate human-snake conflicts.

The facility will focus on key areas such as studying human-snake interactions, providing venom samples free of charge for life-saving anti-venom production a...