A rebellious young snake rescuer in South India longs for his independence and to reconnect with his estranged father as he takes up the dangerous family business.

When Surya Keerthi was born on July 28th, 2000 in a roadside public clinic in the South Indian city of Mysore, it was anything but coincidental that this momentous occasion took place on World Conservation Day. From the moment Surya entered this life, his destiny was laid out before him. His father, Snake Shyam, a legendary snake rescuer who spent his life relocating wild snakes from homes, more than 80,000 over the span of 30 years, was absent at the time of Surya’s birth. A rescue call pulled him away not only from this important day but subsequent holidays, birthdays, family dinners and graduations. In fact, Surya rarely received his father’s time and affection as a kid despite craving it deeply and asking for it often. Now, at 23-years-old, Surya weaves through traffic on his way from one rescue to another, feeling many of the same pressures from this around the clock job.Though he doesn’t talk about it often, Surya is scared for his father. After having been bitten three times by venomous snakes, doctors warn that one more could be fatal for Shyam. His father's dedication to the wellbeing of Mysore and its urban wildlife is something Surya venerates, he shares this passion and dreams to expand their conservation efforts across India and the world. At the same time Surya feels conflicted about this thankless, financially unstable work. Will he be able to have his own family and provide for them financially and emotionally? He feels responsible to relieve the pressures from his father, even potentially saving his life. Perhaps snake rescuing, though it has been the driving force keeping them apart all of these years, just might be the very thing that brings them together.