Engineer turns snake-rescuer

Aptly demonstrating social responsibility to protect the environment, Surya Pratap, a 35-year-old engineering graduate, turned into a full-time snake rescuer while maintaining a nursery in the fast-gr

Aptly demonstrating social responsibility to protect the environment, Surya Pratap, a 35-year-old engineering graduate, turned into a full-time snake rescuer while maintaining a nursery in the fast-growing fort-town of Khammam to contribute his mite to help maintain ecological balance. Though an engineer by profession, Surya embarked on the path of channelling collective efforts to save snakes and prevent human-snake conflict by joining the Kothagudem-based Pranadhara Charitable Trust as a volunteer a couple of years ago. He learnt the skills of catching snakes from Santosh Babu, a nature enthusiast of Kothagudem in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district, leader of a wide network of volunteers spread in several towns of the composite Khammam district.