Crocodile Bank, Chennai

founded by Romulus Whitaker, a herpetologist in 1976. Crocodile Bank in Chennai is spread over 3.2 hectares of lush vegetation. The Crocodile Bank of Chennai is the largest crocodile-breeding site in the country.

The Crocodile Bank of Chennai was established with an objective of spreading the awareness of the ecological role played by crocodiles in selectively feeding on sick, weak and injured fish. Such projects are conducted on biology and study of crocodiles, turtles and lizards.

If you visit the Crocodile Park in Chennai, you can see various species of alligator and crocodile slugging about in the open pools of the Chennai Crocodile Bank. Now Crocodile Bank is the habitation of nearly 7000 species of crocodiles. They are categorized into the following:

• Indian crocodile species
• African crocodile species
• Alligators

The wide variety of crocodiles and alligator found in the Crocodile Bank in Chennai are as follows:

• Morlet's crocodile from Mexico
• American Alligator from Africa
• Dwarf crocodile from Africa
• The Siamese crocodile.
• Mugger crocodile from India
• Marsh crocodile from India
• Gharials from India

The Chennai Crocodile Bank also has a snake farm, where anti-venom is produced. Demonstrations of venom extraction draw considerable crowds. The Crocodile Bank is also a known place for various scientific research conducted on the reptiles and information dissemination center.

The Crocodile Bank in Chennai is place that is worth visiting in Chennai.

Last Updated on 11/2/2011