The Guindy Snake Park is is located next to the Guindy National Park and people visiting the Guindy National Park visit the Snake Par as well.Guindy Snake Park was formerly the location of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust.

At the Guindy Snake Park, one can see King Cobra, pythons, vipers and other reptiles. The Guindy Snake Park in Chennai gained statutory recognition as a medium zoo from the Central Zoo Authority in 1995. The Madras Snake Park is slated to become a nodal point for captive breeding of endangered pythons in the country, especially the Indian rock python and reticulated python. The Guindy Snake Park is a museum of preserved specimens of reptiles and amphibians.

About 22 acres of GNP has been carved out into a children’s park and play area at the northeast corner, 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, mongoose, bonnet monkey and common languor. You may be able to spot a Grey Partridge, King Fisher or the Blue Jay.

The Snake park and Guindy Children’s park have separate entrances and independent entry fees. Enjoy a visit to the Guindy Snake Park in a city trip to Chennai, India.