Krish Asokan

Dr. Krishnamurthy Asokan is a specialist wildlife veterinarian and retired Assistant Director from the Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry Department who completed 35 years of government service. Widely recognized as India's first snake surgeon, he has pioneered reptile medicine by successfully conducting over 500 reptile surgeries using gas anesthesia and leading notable radio-telemetry research on pythons at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. In addition to herpetology, he is an expert in elephant conservation—having rescued over 50 wild elephants, rehabilitated orphaned calves, and performed more than 300 post-mortems—and previously served as the Director of the VOC Zoological Park in Coimbatore. His contributions have been formally recognized through honors including the Anna Medal for Gallantry, alongside extensive public outreach and educational mentorship spanning three decades.