Know more about snakes from the apps SARPA, SnakeHub, Snake Lens and Snakepedia
Many of us have ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes. In fact, it is the most commonly reported phobia among humans, making the availability of facts about this misunderstood creature very important. Help is at hand in the form of four Android-only apps dedicated to snakes launched in Kerala SARPA, SnakeHub, Snake Lens and Snakepedia. Kerala is home to over 100 species of snakes that belong to 12 families. Of these, the most common venomous ones are known as the big four: spectacled cobra, Indian krait, Russell’s viper and saw-scaled viper.
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Subscriber only A woman who captured the moment a huge snake crossed a busy road near Airlie Beach has described the encounter as an amazing experience . Sherley Sulistio was driving to the Airlie Beach markets with her five-year-old daughter on Saturday morning when police began stopping cars on Shute Harbour Rd. The snake crossing Shute Harbour Rd near Airlie Beach. Picture: Sherley Sulistio. I thought it was probably a police check or an accident, Ms Sulistio said. She started filming when a snake with a full tummy slithering across the road came into view. I captured this moment to show it to my other daughter and my husband, Ms Sulistio said.