Basant Subedi: A man on the mission to rescue snakes from humans

When World Cup 2018 was in full swing, Basant Subedi of the Dang district in Lumbini was returning home after watching a football match on a big screen in Ghorahi Bazaar. He saw a snake on the road. Others would get frightened, but he grabbed it and went home. He then put it inside a box, put a lid and slept soundly.

Another day, a snake entered his neighbour’s house. People held big sticks in attempts to kill the snake. Subedi said, “We should not talk about killing snakes, but just catching them alive.” Others told him to stay out. But, he caught the snake and let it go in a bush away from the village.