One Million Snake Bites

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Overview

From the giant King Cobra to the tiny sawscaled viper, India is home to many of the world's deadliest snakes. Now a new report has revealed that India is in the middle of a snakebite epidemic of epic proportions, with a loss of human life far in excess of any official figures. Armed with more than forty years of field experience, snake expert Romulus Whitaker and his team set out on a journey around India to investigate the natural history behind these chilling new statistics and to see what can be done to help India's people and ultimately, its snakes.

Keywords

viper
india
snake
nature documentary
king cobra
one million snake bites

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 22, 2011
Original language: English
Production: BBC Two
Cast: Romulus Whitaker
Director: Robin Smith
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt2382812