SCIENCE
14 May 2007
Monday 14 May 2007 15:45-16:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Jolyon Jenkins presents a series about poisons.
This edition looks at India's snakes, which are the most deadly in the world, killing 50,000 people every year.
An acknowledged expert in snake bites is Ian Simpson, a retired British economist who loves snakes so much that he has emigrated to India to be near them and help look after their victims. Recently he discovered a new venomous Indian snake, to add to four already known.
