thousands of amputations every year in the country. India is home to 13 snake varieties that are highly poisonous of which five make up the deadly list of the common snakes biting humans — Common Cobra, Krait Cobra, Russells Viper, Saw Scaled Viper and Hump Nose Pit Viper. (Snake bites kill 46K in India yearly, ToI) When it comes to snakes, the distinction between ultimate and proximate causes is blurred. Ultimate causes like rising human population, development project and widespread practice of