When the snake call comes, Sagar Pandey answers

For 18 years, the 31-year-old self-taught expert from Palpa has rescued over 10,000 snakes—including a record 107 king cobras—across western Nepal, turning childhood fascination into a lifelong mission to protect wildlife.

For 31-year-old Sagar Pandey of Argali Ranghuwa in ward 14 of Tansen Municipality4, a ringing mobile phone often means only one thing: someone has spotted a snake.