Snake Shyam is an Indian snake enthusiast, lecturer, former consultant to Mysore City Corporation and wildlife conservationist from Mysore, India. He is best known for his snake enthusiasm.
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Wiki/Biography
Snake Shyam aka MS Balasubramaniam (alternative spelling Balasubramaniam) was born in May 1967 (age 56 years; as of 2023) in Cheluvamba Hospital, Krishnarajanagara, Mysore State, India.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Salt ‘n’ Pepper
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
Nag Shyam was born in a poor family in Mysore.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is M.R.Subbarao and mother’s name is A.Nagalakshmi Mirale.
wife and children
His wife’s name is Satyavati. His son’s name is Surya Keerthi and he is also a part of various snake rescue operations. Their son was born in 2000.
son of naag shyam
Caste
He comes from a Brahmin family.
livelihood
auto rickshaw driver
Before starting his career as a snake enthusiast, he worked as an auto-rickshaw driver for 25 years, ferrying children to school.
acting
movies
Snake Shyam has worked as an actor for five years. He acted in the film “Kaalaay Tasmai Namah” (2012) in which he played a special role.
Kalaya Tasmai Namah (2012)
Television
She acted in the TV show Gandhari (2015–2016) on Colors Kannada.
snake enthusiasm
He became interested in snakes at an early age. When he was young, a snake attacked the house of one of his neighbours. They were called to the spot and everyone was requested not to kill the snake. He himself caught it and left it in a nearby garden. After this incident, beginning in 1982, he was often called upon to catch snakes when they invaded people’s properties. He uses stringless pillows and badminton rackets to trap snakes. Repeated calls from people to catch snakes became a job for him for which he did not get any payment. Instead of killing snakes, the desire to save them and release them remained constant in Shyam’s mind. This cost him a lot and the Mysore authorities decided to compensate him by paying his telephone bills. As of 2008, during his rescue procedures, Shyam had been bitten by a snake only four times. During his rescue procedures, he became allergic to antivenin. Shyam has immense knowledge as he can easily identify 28-30 local species of snakes. He gained this knowledge on the basis of his personal experience. He learned more about snakes by reading works of snake charmers and talking to professionals such as Romulus Whittaker, Jesse Daniel, and various faculty members of the University of Mysore. Apart from this, he also makes people aware about protection from snakes. Not only this, he is also sometimes called and consulted by local hospitals to identify the species of snakes for treating snakebite victims. For his extraordinary rescue skills and abilities, he is worshiped by the people after the rescue operation is over.
reality shows
In 2022, Mysore city became the first city in Asia to be selected to conduct a documentary study on snakes. It was the ninth season of the reality TV show “Snake City” which aired on National Geographic. The documentary features wildlife conservationist couple Simon and Siouxsie. Snake Shyam was supporting the team in their wildlife adventure.
Snake City (2022)
In 2023, Snake Shyam participated in the reality TV show Bigg Boss Kannada Season 10, which aired on Colors Kannada. Kiccha Sudeep (alt-spelling Kiccha Sudeep) is the host of the show.
Snake Shyam as a contestant in Bigg Boss Kannada Season 10 (2023)
award
- Rajyotsav Awards in November 2015
tattoo
He has got many tattoos inked on his body.
Nag Shyam’s tattoos
Facts/General Knowledge
- He is also known as Snake Bite because his neighbors would often call him out for catching snakes and releasing them instead of killing them.
- Till 2019 he has made a record of catching 32,000 snakes.
- Snake Shyam’s van has pictures and slogans like “Snakes are not as poisonous as humans” and “Take care of the rare ones”.
- In March 2013, Snake Shyam was elected to the Mysore City Corporation, sponsored by the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). However, he was expelled from the party for conducting anti-party activities. Although he decided to contest the elections independently, he was unsuccessful.
- A road is named after Snake Shyam by the Mysore City Corporation. Furthermore, the city of Mysore (Mysore) has dedicated its first “urban forest” to him and his fellow environmentalist Haider Ali Khan.
A road in Mysore (Mysore) is named after Nag Shyam
- Throughout the Mysore region, Snake Shyam is known as the “Naturalist on Wheels”.
- He was featured on National Geographic’s Croc Chronicles: Snakes, Karma, Action Special and the Discovery Channel.
- Snake Shyam was 23 years old when he first rescued a snake that he and a girl had seen hiding under a stone.
- At times he has been called the “Snake God”.
- Shyam is known for his extraordinary personality and has been described as one of the “easily recognizable characters”, according to a 2008 report in the newspaper The Hindu. [sic] Of Mysore, complete with his sun hat, flowing pearls and the many rings that adorn his fingers.
- In August 2023, he appealed to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to provide compensation to the families of fellow rescuers killed in various snake rescue operations. Keeping in mind the deaths of people in snake rescue operations, he requested to reserve 10 hospital beds exclusively for people suffering from snake bites.
- Snake Shyam keeps a log book in which he records his snake-rescue missions.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn