Disclaimer: This article contains graphic images of animals. Some readers may find the images distressing.

Under the blanket of darkness, 42-year-old Takadi treads the wet path through a rice field with the aid of a torch. His eyes remain vigilant for any movement as he searches for snake nests or burrows. Sometimes he finds them in swamps or estuaries; sometimes he looks for them in trees. 

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Iqbal Kusumadirezza is a former Jakarta Globe photojournalist and now freelance contributor to EPA (European Pressphoto Agency), based in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.