ROMULUS EARL WHITAKER III is unquestionably one of the best-known figures on the wildlife conservation scene in India. He is famous for establishing Madras Snake Park, the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, and the Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team, as well as for his work conserving India’s rainforests – the habitat of so many endangered species. Internationally, he has received the Rolex Award for Enterprise, the Whitley Award for his contribution to nature conservation, and the Padma Shri in 2018. Whitaker is a co-author of Snakes of India: The Field Guide with Ashok Captain, which is considered the definitive work on the subject.