Chennai Snake Park

Chennai Snake Park Trust
Abbreviation	CSPT
Formation	1972
Type	NGO
Legal status	Non-profit public trust
Purpose	Herpetofaunal conservation, research and education
Headquarters	Chennai
Location	Rajbhavan Post, Guindy, Chennai 600 022;
Region served	India
Official language	Tamil, English
Founder	Romulus Whitaker
Main organ	Board of Trustees
Affiliations	CZA
Website	cspt.in

13°00′25″N 80°13′33″E / 13.006899°N 80.225945°E / 13.006899; 80.225945

The Chennai Snake Park, officially the Chennai Snake Park Trust, is a not-for-profit NGO constituted in 1972 by herpetologist Romulus Whitaker and is India's first reptile park.^[1] Also known as the Guindy Snake Park, it is located next to the Children's Park in the Guindy National Park campus. Located on the former home of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, the park is home to a wide range of snakes such as adders, pythons, vipers, cobras and other reptiles. The park gained statutory recognition as a medium zoo from the Central Zoo Authority in 1995.^[2]

^ "Agumbe Rainforest Research Station". ARRS. nd. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ "List of Zoos, whose Master Plan received till 31st March, 2011" (PDF). Central Zoo Authority of India. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

[1] "Agumbe Rainforest Research Station". ARRS. nd. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

[2] "List of Zoos, whose Master Plan received till 31st March, 2011" (PDF). Central Zoo Authority of India. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.

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