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Tamil Nadu Tourism - Wild Life Index - Guindy Snake Park
 Guindy
Snake Park, formerly the location of Madras Crocodile
Bank Trust, is next to the Guindy National Park. There one can
see King Cobra, pythons, vipers and other reptiles. 22 acres (89,000 m2)
of GNP has been carved out into a children's park and play area at the
northeast corner of the park with a collection of animals and birds. Animals
in the children's park include black buck, sambar, spotted
deer, porcupine, hyena, jackal, python, grey pelican, night heron, cormorant,
cockatiel, mongoose, bonnet monkey and common langur. The Snake
park and Children's park have separate entrances
and independent entry fees. Drinking water, vendors and catering is available.
Guindy Park is behind
the Gandhi Mandapam, Kamaraj Memorial
and Rajaji Memorial on Sardar Patel road on the southern
outskirts of Chennai. The rear southeast edge of the park adjoins the
campus of Indian Institute of Technology. Guindy station
(Suburban Track) is 1 km away. Chennai Egmore Railway station is 9 km
away. Chennai Central Railway station is 12 km away.
Chennai airport is 8 km away.
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