Rom Whitaker joins some of the world's most legendary snake trackers - the Irula tribespeople of southern India - as they head out to capture India's "Big Four" venomous snakes: cobras, kraits, saw-scaled vipers and Russell's Vipers. A quarter of a century ago, Rom helped the Irulas found a venom extraction cooperative - today, the coop's venom is used to produce over 80% of all the antivenom made in India. But are there still enough snakes here to sustain the venom program - or even expand it? Rom is here to find out, by conducting an informal snake census. But along the way, a young Irula friend is bitten by a deadly cobra - and Rom rushes to help save his life.
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