Photo by jasperdoest | Mulidhar Jadhav is a police officer in Mumbai, where rescuing snakes is an inevitable part of the job. With 45 snake species living in the ever expanding metropolis, human-snake conflicts are common. A good number of the recorded snakebites in India—which also kill an estimated 58,000 annually according to the World Health Organization—happen in Mumbai. The city's growth trajectory means more habitat loss for the animals and an increasing number coming into residential areas. Follow me jasperdoest for more on the relationship between humankind and nature. #snake #mumbai #humananimalbond