Snake Park Chennai

The snake park in Chennai is located next to the Guindy National Park and is a popular tourist destination of Chennai City.It was established in the year 1972 and has gained statutory recognition as a medium zoo from the Central Zoo Authority in 1995. The Chennai Snake park has been home to a wide range of snakes, from the deadly king Cobra to adders,pythons,vipers and other reptiles. Visitors can watch a variety of snakes up,close and personal here.

This famous Park is a nodal point for captive breeding of endangered pythons in the country, especially the Indian rock python and reticulated python.Lecture-demonstrations on snakes and venom-extraction demonstrations conducted here are both informative and enlightening. A museum of preserved specimens of reptiles and amphibian's is an added attraction to this park.The chennai snake park is an ideal place to visit for the people of all age group.The park remains open to the visitors from 8.30 in the morning to 5.30 in the evening and is closed on Tuesdays.