Parassinikkadavu Snake Park, Kannur

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Sight Address : Parassinikkadavu Snake Park is located in Parassinikadavu, 20 kms north of Kannur. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Parassinikkadavu Snake Park, Kannur, Kerala state of India has many beautiful landscape and national parks. Parassinikkadavu Snake Park is one of them. This park is situated in the Kannur district of North Kerala and is about 16 kms from Kannur town in southern India. The Snake Park is in the district of Parassinikkadavu 2 kms from National Highway 17 from Kannur to Taliparamba. Parassinikkadavu Snake Park houses a large variety of snakes and many other smaller animals such as the Spectacled Cobra, Russell’s viper,King Cobra, Kraits and various pit vipers. The park also houses a large collection of non-venomous snakes that includes pythons. The main idea behind establishing this park was to preserve and conserve the snakes and many other species that are on the verge of extinction.The park also facilitates live interactions with the snakes where the trained personnel play and interact with the large variety of snakes like cobras and vipers, and resolve the fear of the animal from the visitors and solve the myths about the dangerous nature of these animals. A laboratory is proposed to be set up that would help in extracting the venom from the snakes for research purposes. As of today, many foreign and domestic tourists visit this park every year. The Snake Park was set up by the VishaChikitsa Kendra and provides effective treatment for snake bites.

Parasinikadavu snake park Entrance

HistoryEdit

Kannur district itself has a very beautiful landscape. Parassinikkadavu Snake Park has become one of the major attractions of Kannur District. Parassinikkadavu Snake Park is a subsidiary of the PappinisseriVishachikitsaSociety and is considered to be only one of its kind in the State and also perhaps for the whole of India. The main motive of establishing this park was to preserve and conserve the snakes and other species which are on the verge of becoming extinct in the future. The park has a large collection of poisonous and non-venomous snakes. To mark the inventory, there are three snake pits, fifteen glass cases and two large glass houses for King Cobras in the park. Apart from snakes, some other rare species and birds like the endangered species of Simhavalan Monkeys and Crocodiles are also found here.

Must SeeEdit

Popular

Visiting TimeEdit

9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Closed OnEdit

N.A.

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to April.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 hours.

Ticket Required : No Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.

Kids Rs. : N.A.

Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.

Video Camera Rs. : N.A.

Guide Required : No Edit

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Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit

Dress Require: N.A.

Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Parassini Tourist Home – Kannur ; Kannur,Kerala. ; Ph/M – + 91 497 2780545 ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : From the kannur bus stand you can hire a taxi or a cab to reach the Arrraction

BUS : Nearest Bus Station: Parassinikadavu, Nearest major Bus Stations: Taliparamba, Kannur

Train : Nearest Railway Station: Pappinissery ; Nearest major Railway Station: Kannur.

Air : Nearest Airports: Mangalore(100 kms), Kozhikode (140 kms)

Others : N.A.

Things to CarryEdit

Carry plenty of water and camera.

Safety / WarningEdit

Summer season in kannur starts from the month of March and ends in May. During this period temperatures are hot and the humidity is high due to the proximity of the Arabian Ocean.