The threat of snake bites is a fact of life in many tropical and subtropical nations around the globe. In India, snake bites account for 50,000 deaths and many more injuries every year and the World Health Organization has declared it a neglected public health issue. Learn how organizations in Tamil Nadu, such as the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, are teaching the community how to prevent snake bites by wearing protective clothing and carrying flashlights at night, and how they are using tools like Open Data Kit to make sure snake bite victims can find hospitals with the right antivenom more quickly.

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