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The IndianSnakes App – An App for everyone

Indian Snakebite Initiative is a collective initiative of leading institutions, NGOs, and individuals across India working on snakebite management. We undertake projects to conduct research, outreach, and policy-level intervention in various aspects of snakebite management.
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Loretta Andrade
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Credits:

  1. Jose Louies
  2. The Indiansnakebite Initiative 
  3. Team IndianSnakes

The Indiansnakes app is an all-inclusive app that will be your digital field guide, connect you to the nearest snake rescuer and help you to locate the nearest hospital where snakebite can be treated. It also can be used by rescuers and other experts to report the occurrence of any snake in your area which will help us to create species distribution maps of snakes across the country.

In 2017, we started with the Big-4 Mapper and Indiansnakes app. With this upgradation we have merged the functionalities of both apps and also included some more features.

Where can you find the app: The app is available for download at the Google Play Store. Please search for Indiansnakes app or Click Here to directly get to the app download page

Who can use this app: The app can be downloaded and used by anyone. Every user needs to register to use the app. We have given an option for a regular user to upgrade to a rescuer so that the person can add snake reports into the database.

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Loretta Andrade
EA in an IT MNC + Conservation Champion, F5, Inc.

Hello Everyone!

 

I am Loretta Andrade from Mangalore (also known as Rome of the East), India! I am an Administrative and Business Operations Professional with over two decades of work experience in India and Abroad. I am very passionate about Animals and Wildlife. I am currently associated with a company called F5 and serve as the Executive Administrative & Business Partner to the Vice President of Engineering who is also the India Business Leader. This is one of the best organizations I have worked for in all my career! I have a wonderful Leadership and Executive Team who have a very strong vision for the growth and development of the company. Over the years, I have acquired and equipped myself with a diverse range of skills. I also love learning new topics and developing further skills to be productive and efficient in my scope of knowledge and work contributions. “Every Winner was once a Beginner”!

 

Beyond work, I love to spend time with Animals and do work supporting Wildlife Conservation. The reason behind managing multiple corporate and conservation tasks is that I am very passionate and committed to what I do. I believe if you are determined on achieving something that you care about and if you follow a specific routine and have good time management, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, you can achieve much more than your caliber. Though mine was self-inspiration to take up such work, what moved me personally was the hard work, dedication, and humility of Jose Louies, an eminent Wildlife Conservationist who is a very dear friend and great work partner. We have achieved a lot since August 2020 when we were all confined to Working from Home!

 

I would love to share my journey and experiences with so many participants from all across the globe and also learn from each of the participants, as I believe everyone has a unique personality.

 

I learned about the Grant Writing for Wildlife Conservation and Project Management for Wildlife Conservation from a Social Media Post (LinkedIn/Twitter) and that’s what connected me to the amazing Beth Robinson! Thank you for all the great work you have put together and I am sure along with the rest of the Participants, I will have a great and satisfying experience during the Training Programs.

 

Best,

Loretta Andrade

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