India has been dubbed "snakebite capital of the world", with an estimated 50,000 deaths every year. The actions needed to address the problem are complex, partly because the country is diverse and includes a number of different biogeographical zones, with different venomous snake species. With the process involved in generating new treatments for snakebite taking years, it is imperative to try and reduce snakebite through education to reduce the incidence of snakebite. An important component of that is establishing a network of "rescuers", who are trained and equipped to handle venomous snakes safely, to remove snakes from situations where they come into conflict with people. In India, the primary responders to human-wildlife conflict are the Forest and Wildlife Department staff, but they are often not able to do so in the case of snakes. In this project, we carried out an intensive training program and donated specially-made snake handling equipment to the Forest Department in two states situated in the Himalayan mountain range, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh, together with information of the snakes (both venomous and non-venomous) found in their states. This is an effective way of disseminating information to all areas of the State as the range officers are based in, and are often drawn from among, the communities they work in.