Abstract

Abstract: The snakes are the most feared reptiles on the earth, and inhabit the most inhospitable terrains of the world including dry lands, wetland and all the possible areas. The Bhadrawati region is having a large number snakes since ancient times and the name itself suggest that there are snakes in this region. So in order to assess biodiversity of snakes in the Bhadrawati region snakes were studied during monsoon season. Snakes plays important ecological role in food chain. Depletion of these animals throughout the globe and their extinction is causing a conscientious and diligent task to the people of all spheres of the society to conserve them. Species wise concentration of snakes was estimated to predict proportion of particular snake species in the region. In all near about 300 snakes were captured in the rainy season which include 246 non poisonous 53 poisonous and 01 semi poisonous type during monsoon season of 2022. Common Indian Cobra Naja naja is poisonous and Indian rat snakes among non poisonous and only one species of semi poisonous i.e. common cat snakes were found to be predominant in the region. The studies indicate prevalence of snakes in the region

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