Parassinikkadavu Snake Park

Parassinkkadavu Snake Park is about 16 km from Kannur town in Kannur district of north Kerala, south India. The Snake Park is a famous landmark in the district of Kannur at Parassinikkadavu, en route from Kannur to Taliparamba, 2 km from National Highway(NH) 17.

Here one gets to see a large variety of snakes and other small animals and there is even a live show, where trained personnel play and 'interact' with a variety of snakes, including cobras and vipers, and seek to quell mythical fears and superstitions about snakes. The Snake Park, set up by the "Visha Chikista Kendra" at Pappinisseri, has been a centre of attraction to both foreign and domestic tourists.

This "Kendra" (centre) offers effective treatment for snake bites with almost 100% cure.Fact|date=June 2008

The snake park here houses about 150 varieties of snakes including the Spectacled Cobra, King Cobra,Russell's viper, Krait and various pit vipers. There is also a large collection of non-poisonous snakes including Pythons.The park is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of snakes, many species of which are gradually becoming extinct.Fact|date=April 2007 A research laboratory to extract venom from snakes is proposed to be set up here.

Getting there

*Nearest railway station : Kannur, about 16 km.
*Nearest airport : Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode about 93 km from Kannur.

=Satellite

* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114038809751246788218.00000112844f7014c63f0&ll=11.990199,75.389289&spn=0.006496,0.008701&t=k&z=17 Satellite image of the park.]

ee also

* Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA), Governing Authority of all Zoos in India
* Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO), India is an NGO
* List of Zoos in India
* Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
* List of zoos

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