Masi Sadayan
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| Born | 1978 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Occupation | Snake Catcher |
Masi Sadayan (1978- ) is a member of the Irular Snake Catchers’ Cooperative society in Chennai[1]. He belongs to the Irula people|Irula tribe from the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India. He has been catching snakes since he was sixteen.[2] He, along with Vadivel Gopal was conferred with Padma Shri award in the field of Social work by the Government of India in 2023.[3][4] The duo is specialized in anti-venom extraction and saved many people by catching poisonous snakes found in various human habitats using traditional techniques. With the help of herpetologist Romulus Whitaker they went to Thailand in 2016 and to the USA in 2017[5] where they caught Burmese pythons through a pilot Python detection project funded by the Florida University.[6]
He is survived by his wife Suseela and three children.[2]
References
- ↑ Srimathi, Geetha (2023-02-02). "Bravehearts Vadivel and Sadaiyan shine a light for Irula cooperative". The Hindu. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ""பத்மஸ்ரீ விருதுன்னா என்ன?" விஷ பாம்புகளை பிடிக்கும் இந்த தமிழர்கள் இப்படி கேட்டது ஏன்?". BBC News தமிழ் (in தமிழ்). 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ↑ "Padma Awardees 2023". Padmaa Awards, GoI. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ↑ "Irula Tribesmen Vadivel Gopal, Masi Sadaiyan Win Padma Shri, Twitter Hails Heroic Duo". news18.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ↑ "The python hunters". Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ↑ "Snake catchers Vadivel Gopal, Masi Sadaiyan awarded Padma Shri". Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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