IAS officer shares video of Irula tribe member extracting snake venom. Watch

A video shared by IAS officer Supriya Sahu, has left netizens amazed and it shows how snake venom is extracted to make the antidote.

There are very few people who don’t get the heebie jeebies after hearing the word snake. And there’s no doubt that snake bites are lethal. If you’ve seen the movie Snakes on A Plane, then you probably know what we are talking about. However, a fascinating video shared by IAS officer Supriya Sahu, has left netizens amazed and it shows how snake venom is extracted to make the antidote.

Before you think that this process is harmful for the snakes, let us tell you about the Irula tribe, who have acquired special permission from the government to extract snake venom and use it for medicinal purposes. According to the caption by Sahu, the process is done in a way to make sure the snakes are not hurt in any way.

“Nothing less than fascinating to see the Irula tribes extracting snake venom from snakes like Cobra, Russell's viper, Krait etc, without harming them. The Venom is sold to Pharma companies to make Anti Snake Venom.Set up in 1978, Irula Snake Catcher's Society has 300 members,” read the caption.

Take a look:

Nothing less than fascinating to see Irula tribes extracting snake venom from snakes like Cobra,Russell's viper,Krait etc without harming them. The Venom is sold to Pharma companies to make Anti Snake Venom.Set up in 1978 Irula Snake Catcher's Society has 300 members #TNForest pic.twitter.com/vhsZkeqn21

The video has garnered several reactions. While many had questions about the process, others enquired about the Irula tribe and their unique profession.

Has this been approved by the Government? This may be risky sometime. Mass awareness is necessary. @tnforestry