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NEW DELHI, 16 JULY 2023:
National Zoological Park, New Delhi (Delhi Zoo) has celebrated World Snake Day on 16.07.2023. The purpose of World Snake Day celebration is to protect snakes by raising awareness about snakes of India, snakes disbelieves and importance of snakes in our ecosystem. On this occasion, an enrichment activity was conducted by snake keeping staff by providing cage furniture in the reptile house. Plantation was also conducted inside the snake houses.
At reptile house interaction with about 350 visitors and small children’s was conducted about snakes and healthy lifestyle following the Mission LiFE. Reptile house walk was conducted and visitors interacted with the snake keepers. During this visit visitors participated enthusiastically in it and learn the role of zoo in conservation of snakes. Literature on reptiles was also distributed among visitors. At present National Zoological Park have 31 no of snakes of 07 species.
Over 270 species of snakes are found in India, out of which 60 species are said to be venomenous. The most venomenous snakes are Russel Viper, Saw Scaled Viper, Malayan Pit Viper, Branded Krait, Common Krait, Spectacled Cobra, Monocled Cobra, King Cobra etc. 3500 species of snakes exist in the worls with Australia having four of the world’s tyop ten most venomenous snakes. Inland Taipan, found in Australia is the world’s most venomenous snakes. Reduction in numbers of snakes throughout the world due to habitat loss are disturbing the balance of the ecosystem.
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