IWMB asks hikers ‘beware of snakes’ Islamabad April 11, 2021 Islamabad: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has advised the hikers to take precautionary measures on walking trails as reptiles including snakes are now quite active these days due to changing weather conditions. There has been no reported incidence of unprovoked attacks by snakes on the visitors on the walking trails, but still the IWMB has advised them to follow the safety guidelines and just stay on the trails, particularly during the summer season. The IWMB has termed snakes an important part of the ecological settings that must be preserved to protect natural habitats of the bird and animal species in the Margalla Hills.