Global Snakebite Initiative

06/26/2025

Webinar series on prevention and control of snakebite envenoming - South East Asia

Moderated by National Centre for Disease Control India and WHO-SEARO.

17 July 2025: Progress and Updates on Snakebite Envenoming - Latest Insights and Data for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming in South-East Asia

24 July 2025: Empowering Communities Against Snakebites - Best Practices and Innovative Approaches to Community Education and Involvement

31 July 2025: Mastering Emergency Response for Snakebites - Advanced Techniques in Treatment and Case Management

REGISTER INDIVIDUALLY FOR EACH SESSION HERE:

https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/events/detail/2025/07/17/south-east-asia-events/webinar-series-on-prevention-and-control-of-snakebite-envenoming

09/19/2024

Disabilities from snakebite envenomation - a major factor of this tremendous burden, not to be overlooked. World Health Organization (WHO)

09/19/2024

09/19/2024

09/19/2024

On this International Snakebite Awareness Day, share accurate science-based information that can reduce conflict and save humans and snakes alike.

09/19/2024

03/12/2024

Watch and Share this powerful short film blending spoken word poetry with the daily reality of snakebite - a reality young poet Envoi Vates of Nigeria voices from experience. TODAY is International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths! Snake bites are not only avoidable, but preventable and through education in communities, we can reduce death and disability. Support community education around the globe: https:/globalsnakebite.org

Thanks to the Avoidable Deaths Network, Custodians of African Literature - COAL and the University of Leicester for creating this beautiful story.

Professor Henrietta O’Connor (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester) “We are delighted to mark the first year of the Avoidable Deaths Network’s pub...

01/30/2024

Today is World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day! Snakebite is 1 of 21 NTD’s affecting 1 billion+ of the most vulnerable worldwide, yet a lack of global funding for cost-effective snakebite interventions on the ground makes snakebite further neglected.

GSI's mission is to educate communities on preventing snakebites, improve treatments and ensure health workers are skilled to confidently treat these critical emergencies.

BECOME A CHAMPION! Please donate to support solutions to save lives and limbs: https://bit.ly/3t4Bl4q

11/28/2023

DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT ON THIS GIVING TUESDAY! Every donation to GSI-USA will be matched by Tito’s Handmade Vodka – up to $1 million!

In India, 58,000 souls lose their lives each year and well over 100,000 more lose limbs, are disfigured and suffer mental health trauma. The global toll of death and disability throughout sub-Saharan Africa, south and southeast Asia, Latin America and Oceania is around 550,000 people annually.

This is often an avoidable accident that can be prevented with simple awareness and changes to habits and daily practices. The way to prevent these deaths is community education–it’s simple, cost effective, and impactful.

GSI and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust/Centre for Herpetology have teamed up to bring 2,500 prevention awareness programs to schools and villages in 12 states of India! This massive campaign will also provide 500 gumboots and prevention kits to at-risk agricultural workers!

This , will you kindly make a donation to support the education people need around the world to prevent the continued death and devastation wrought by snakebites?

Donate Now: https://www.globalsnakebite.org/donate

09/29/2023

A full house to hear engaging presentations at our East African Snakebite Conference in Kenya. From clinicians to community educators, snake conservationists and those specializing in venoms and antivenoms…the real win comes from the relationships being forged in real time to discuss solutions to end the scourge of snakebite. Just amazing.

09/27/2023

Thanks Save The Snakes for a great day with the great Rom Whitaker!

This past weekend the Save The Snakes Team dropped snake knowledge at the Sacramento Reptile Show!

Save The Snakes shared our booth with the Global Snakebite Initiative and a very special guest, wildlife conservationist Romulus Whitaker. Together we distributed important information about snake conservation and snakebite awareness with the 10,000+ attendees… 🐍🙏🐍

www.savethesnakes.org

09/27/2023

Descending upon Watamu, Kenya with speakers Abdul Habib (Nigeria) and Dr. Hans Jorg Lang (Uganda) to kick off a great East African Snakebite Conference this Friday and Saturday. You can still join online. Register at https://bit.ly/3XINJCx