Crocodile Bank, Chennai, India

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Chennai has some interesting places which cannot be found anywhere else in India. The Crocodile Bank is one such place. 

Located at around 42 kms from the city center, the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust was founded in 1976 CE, and a public trust manages it. The Bank was established for the conservation and study of endangered crocodiles. When it was started, it hardly had 30 crocodiles. Now, there are around 2,400 crocodiles belonging to 14 different species. Over the years, the crocodile bank has supplied a lot of crocodiles to various zoos in India. 

Besides crocodiles, the Bank also has 12 endangered species of turtles and tortoises, five species of snakes, two pythons, and some water monitor lizards. 

You can get a close view of crocodiles live in the wild as they are housed in enclosures very similar to their natural habitat. I am not sure if you can find many such crocodiles belonging to different species anywhere else in India. 

If you are lucky, you can get a chance to watch how the Crocodile Bank staff captures the crocodiles by tying their necks to keep track of their numbers. You can also watch crocodile feeding at some specific timing.

 In the snakes' section, there are a lot of pots covered with clothes. Each pot would have a snake, and Irular people (a community in Tamil Nadu that captures snakes) would display how to remove poison from the snake, which can be used for medical treatment.

The Crocodile Bank is a different kind of place to visit in Chennai. Don’t miss this place. Whether you are a child or an adult, you will really love this place. This place, being located on the ECR, is easily accessible by public transport or private vehicles. Do visit this place and enjoy.

Don't miss to watch the special video in this post.

Happy traveling.

















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Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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