How far would you go for a friend? For Pravin Dhiwar, saving his friend meant doing it even at danger to his own life. In an attempt to protect his friend from a venomous snake, recently, he sustained a bite that could have killed him. Dhiwar (27) and his friend, Mujahid Khan (30), work as assistant cameramen at Film City in Goregaon.
<img title="Manwar Shaikh, Pravin Dhiwar and Mujahid Khan" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2015/feb/Manwar-Shaikh.jpg" alt="Manwar Shaikh, Pravin Dhiwar and Mujahid Khan" /> Manwar Shaikh, Pravin Dhiwar and Mujahid Khan
On February 1 around 9.45 pm, they were leaving after work, from the shoot of the soap Suhani Si Ek Ladki. They approached Khan&rsquo;s bike, which he got on, without seeing a snake next to it. Dhiwar saw the snake close to Khan&rsquo;s left ankle and without bothering about the consequences, tried to fling it away with his right hand. He was immediately bitten.
&ldquo;Initially I felt a terrible pain in my fingers and wrist, and gradually, I started to feel nauseous and giddy,&rdquo; said Dhiwar. Dhiwar was immediately rushed to Saraf clinic in Goregaon by his friends Khan and Manwar Shaikh (32), a cameraman. The doctor tied a tourniquet bandage on both the sides of the sting and told them to immediately hospitalise Dhiwar.
Dhiwar was taken to the BMC-run Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma centre in Jogeshwari East. A test showed signs of thinning of blood. &ldquo;The doctors there told us they did not have all the services available and asked us to shift him to KEM Hospital. Thankfully by then he started regaining consciousness,&rdquo; said Khan. At KEM hospital, anti-venom serum was given to Dhiwar. &ldquo;I am feeling just fine now.
The shooting pain in my hand has also disappeared. I am glad I was able to save my friend&rdquo;, said a pleased Dhiwar. He will be discharged in a few days. Snakes of different kinds are frequently found in and around Film City. The snake that bit Dhiwar was identified to be of the type Saw Scaled Viper, a highly venomous snake found in dry regions.
Kaushalendra Dubey, a snake rescuer from NGO-SARRP (Spreading awareness on Reptiles and Rehabilitation programme) identified the type of snake. &ldquo;Echis Carinatus, commonly known as Saw-scaled viper has hemotoxic venom. If it bites a human there are chances of the victim suffering from gangrene or even paralysis&rdquo;, said Dubey.
&ldquo;Approximately 35-40 snakes have been rescued from the Film City premises in the past eight months. The ones rescued frequently are Rat snakes commonly known as &lsquo;Dhaman&rsquo; as well as the Indian Rock Python&rdquo;, added Dubey.

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In an attempt to protect his friend from a venomous snake,&nbsp;Pravin Dhiwar&nbsp;sustained a bite that could have killed him. Dhiwar and his friend, Mujahid Khan, work as assistant cameramen at Film City in Goregaon

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