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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Masi Sadaiyan<br />
| image = Masi_Sadaiyan_(cropped).jpg<br />
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| occupation = Snake catcher<br />
| known_for = Traditional snake catching for antivenom production<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2023)<br />
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'''Masi Sadaiyan''' is an Indian [[Snake handler|snake catcher]] from the [[Irula tribe]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="PIB2023">{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards 2023 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1893797 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> He is an expert in the traditional methods of tracking and capturing venomous snakes, useful for production of snakebite [[antivenom]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irula Tribe Members Awarded The Padma Shri |url=https://www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org/article/irula-tribe-members-awarded-the-padma-shri |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, he and his colleague [[Vadivel Gopal]] were jointly awarded the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth-highest civilian award, in recognition of their contributions to social work and affordable healthcare.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srimathi |first=Geetha |date=2023-02-02 |title=Bravehearts Vadivel and Sadaiyan shine a light for Irula cooperative |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bravehearts-vadivel-and-sadaiyan-shine-a-light-for-irula-cooperative/article66464742.ece |access-date=2025-06-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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Sadaiyan is a member of the [[Irula Snake Catchers' Industrial Cooperative Society]], which is the largest producer of snake venom in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vadivel Gopal and Masi Sadaiyan From the Irula Tribe Won the Padma Shri. Only Calling Them 'Snake Catchers' Reinforces Caste Stereotypes. |url=https://www.theswaddle.com/vadivel-gopal-and-masi-sadaiyan-from-the-irula-tribe-won-the-padma-shri-only-calling-them-snake-catchers-reinforces-caste-stereotypes |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=www.theswaddle.com |language=en}}</ref> His method relies on traditional knowledge and understanding of snake behavior, inherited through generations of the Irula community, allows him to work without modern equipment.<ref name="IndiaToday2023">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title='It is our God': Snake catchers from Tamil Nadu who won Padma award |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/it-is-our-god-snake-catchers-from-tamil-nadu-who-won-padma-award-2329296-2023-02-01 |access-date=2025-06-15 |work=India Today}}</ref><br />
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In 2017, Sadaiyan traveled to [[Florida]] to assist state wildlife agencies by training them to track and capture invasive [[Burmese pythons]] in the [[Everglades]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-02-06 |title=The Indian tribesmen catching giant snakes in Florida |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38794352 |access-date=2025-06-15 |work=BBC News |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Vadivel Gopal]]<br />
* [[Romulus Whitaker]]<br />
* [[Irula people]]<br />
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