China’s ‘Snake Doctor’ continues conservation work for a rare viper, despite 9 snake bites, divorce threat from wife and even after losing a finger

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China’s ‘Snake Doctor’ continues conservation work for a rare viper, despite 9 snake bites, divorce threat from wife and even after losing a finger | - The Times of India

Chen Yuanhui has spent more than four decades studying one of China’s rarest venomous snakes, even though his work has cost him part of a finger and repeatedly put his life in danger. The 77-year-old, widely known as the ‘Snake Doctor,’ discovered the ‘Mangshan pit viper’ and has devoted his life to understanding and protecting it.

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China’s ‘Snake Doctor’ continues conservation work for a rare viper, despite 9 snake bites, divorce threat from wife and even after losing a finger | - The Times of India