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'''M. S. Balasubramania''' (alt spelling '''Balasubramanya''';<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Snake-enthusiast-wins-MCC-election/articleshow/18910905.cms|title=Snake enthusiast wins MCC election|last=Milton|first=Laurence|date=11 March 2013|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> born 1967),<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Snake man |url= http://www.frontline.in/environment/conservation/snake-man/article5032396.ece |magazine= [[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |date= 6 September 2013 |accessdate= 20 April 2015}}</ref> popularly known as '''Snake Shyam''', is a [[snake]] enthusiast, [[wildlife conservation]]ist and [[lecturer]] in [[Mysore]], [[India]].<ref name="Catch">Special correspondent. (14 February 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080218150551/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/14/stories/2008021450480200.htm A prize catch for the ‘naturalist on wheels’] ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> He was elected to the [[Mysore City Corporation]] in 2013, a role he served until 2018.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://citytoday.news/electorate-give-hung-verdict-in-mysuru-city-corporation-polls/|title=Electorate give hung verdict in Mysuru City Corporation polls|date=2018-09-03|website=Mysuru Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> | '''M. S. Balasubramania''' (alt spelling '''Balasubramanya''';<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Snake-enthusiast-wins-MCC-election/articleshow/18910905.cms|title=Snake enthusiast wins MCC election|last=Milton|first=Laurence|date=11 March 2013|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> born 1967),<ref>{{cite magazine |title= Snake man |url= http://www.frontline.in/environment/conservation/snake-man/article5032396.ece |magazine= [[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |date= 6 September 2013 |accessdate= 20 April 2015}}</ref> popularly known as '''Snake Shyam''', is a [[snake]] enthusiast, [[wildlife conservation]]ist and [[lecturer]] in [[Mysore]], [[India]].<ref name="Catch">Special correspondent. (14 February 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080218150551/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/14/stories/2008021450480200.htm A prize catch for the ‘naturalist on wheels’] ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> He was elected to the [[Mysore City Corporation]] in 2013, a role he served until 2018.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://citytoday.news/electorate-give-hung-verdict-in-mysuru-city-corporation-polls/|title=Electorate give hung verdict in Mysuru City Corporation polls|date=2018-09-03|website=Mysuru Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> | ||
Though not a trained [[herpetologist]],<ref name="Outlook">Srinivasaraju, Sugata. (29 November 2004) [http://www.outlookindia.com/mad.asp?fodname=20041129&fname=Making&sid=1 The charm of a gutless racquet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522083243/http://www.outlookindia.com/mad.asp?fodname=20041129&fname=Making&sid=1 |date=22 May 2006 }} ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> Shyam is known throughout the Mysore region as a "naturalist on wheels".<ref>Special correspondent. (4 July 2005) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080107124546/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/04/stories/2005070402090200.htm Snake falls victim to superstitious belief] ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> He rescues and rehabilitates snakes and educates the public about them.<ref>Staff correspondent. (26 June 2007) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081019114646/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/26/stories/2007062652710200.htm 60 teenagers chosen for a course on wildlife] ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> He is also sometimes consulted by local hospitals to identify a species of snake prior to treating a [[snakebite]] victim.<ref name="Hiss">Staff | Though not a trained [[herpetologist]],<ref name="Outlook">Srinivasaraju, Sugata. (29 November 2004) [http://www.outlookindia.com/mad.asp?fodname=20041129&fname=Making&sid=1 The charm of a gutless racquet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522083243/http://www.outlookindia.com/mad.asp?fodname=20041129&fname=Making&sid=1 |date=22 May 2006 }} ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> Shyam is known throughout the Mysore region as a "naturalist on wheels".<ref>Special correspondent. (4 July 2005) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080107124546/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/04/stories/2005070402090200.htm Snake falls victim to superstitious belief] ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> He rescues and rehabilitates snakes and educates the public about them.<ref>Staff correspondent. (26 June 2007) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081019114646/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/26/stories/2007062652710200.htm 60 teenagers chosen for a course on wildlife] ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> He is also sometimes consulted by local hospitals to identify a species of snake prior to treating a [[snakebite]] victim.<ref name="Hiss">Staff (22 September 2005). "A hiss and tell story". ''The Hindu''</ref> | ||
Shyam has been widely recognized for his work. [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] featured him in its ''Croc Chronicles: Snakes, Karma, Action'' special.<ref name="Hiss"/> He has also been featured on the ''[[Discovery Channel|Discovery]]'' channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/snake-catcher-corporator-read-how-mysuru-man-dons-different-roles-39207|title=From a snake catcher to a corporator: Read how this Mysuru man dons different roles|last=Srinivasan|first=Sarayu|date=19 February 2016|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> [[Mysore]] city has named a street for him and has dedicated its first "urban forest" to him and fellow [[environmentalist]] Hyder Ali Khan.<ref name="Outlook"/><ref>Staff correspondent. (6 April 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410204157/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/06/stories/2008040650910200.htm Sapgreen activities begin tomorrow]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> | Shyam has been widely recognized for his work. [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic]] featured him in its ''Croc Chronicles: Snakes, Karma, Action'' special.<ref name="Hiss"/> He has also been featured on the ''[[Discovery Channel|Discovery]]'' channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/snake-catcher-corporator-read-how-mysuru-man-dons-different-roles-39207|title=From a snake catcher to a corporator: Read how this Mysuru man dons different roles|last=Srinivasan|first=Sarayu|date=19 February 2016|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-04-22}}</ref> [[Mysore]] city has named a street for him and has dedicated its first "urban forest" to him and fellow [[environmentalist]] Hyder Ali Khan.<ref name="Outlook"/><ref>Staff correspondent. (6 April 2008) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080410204157/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/06/stories/2008040650910200.htm Sapgreen activities begin tomorrow]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 2008-08-06.</ref> | ||