January 5, 2015 (Monday) was a wintry day. However, that did not stop me from going out for a trip to Snake Park at Badu, Madhyamgram. I have been contemplating to visit that place for a considerable period of time but was not getting the time due to my busy schedule. I got it on Monday and did not miss the opportunity. So, I picked up my trusted mid-range DSLR Canon EOS 1100D and set off for Madhyamgram. My companion on this tour was Kunal Putatunda da, a man who is also interested in photography like me. At around 9 am in the morning, we boarded the Garia-Barasat long route bus from Garia bus stand. We reached Madhyamgram Chowmatha at around 11 am and took an auto rickshaw from there to reach Badu, our destination. Calcutta Snake Park was established in 1977 and its distance from Madhyamgram Railway Station is around 5 km and from Dumdum Airport, it is 10 km. Bus no 93 from Bagbazar can also take you there.
The Snake Park houses a number of venomous and non-venomous snakes. The ornamental snake or Kalnagini is a top draw of this zoo. We also saw a number of monitor lizards in the zoo such as the yellow monitor (Varanus flavescens), the water monitor (Varanus salvator) and the land monitor (Varanus bengalensis). Crocodiles are a major attraction of this zoo and park. There are a number of marsh crocodiles (crocodilus palustris), drawing a significant number of visitors. In addition, there are some rare species of birds (avifauna) which include both Indian and foreign birds that you can see. We kept on clicking the shutters till the time we really got exhausted. After eating lunch at a streetside hotel in Madhyamgram Chowmatha, we returned home by 4 pm that day.
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The Snake Park houses a number of venomous and non-venomous snakes. The ornamental snake or Kalnagini is a top draw of this zoo. We also saw a number of monitor lizards in the zoo such as the yellow monitor (Varanus flavescens), the water monitor (Varanus salvator) and the land monitor (Varanus bengalensis). Crocodiles are a major attraction of this zoo and park. There are a number of marsh crocodiles (crocodilus palustris), drawing a significant number of visitors. In addition, there are some rare species of birds (avifauna) which include both Indian and foreign birds that you can see. We kept on clicking the shutters till the time we really got exhausted. After eating lunch at a streetside hotel in Madhyamgram Chowmatha, we returned home by 4 pm that day.
Photo album link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.900200173345675.1073741873.672990912733270&type=3
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