World Snake Day celebrated at Bannerghatta Biological Park

Bannerghatta Biological Park, in collaboration with Bannerghatta National Park, Kalinga Foundation, Postcrossing Welfare Society of India, Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WRRC), and RoundGlass Sustain, celebrated World Snake Day on Wednesday.

Director of Postal Services, Headquarters, Karnataka Circle, Bengaluru, attended the event as the chief guest.

Priyanka Swamy from the Kalinga Foundation and staff from WRRC conducted awareness sessions on the conservation and protection of snakes. 

A.V. Surya Sen, Deputy Conservator of Forests and Executive Director of Bannerghatta Biological Park, and Kajol Ajit Patil, Deputy Conservator of Forests, were the guests of honour. They jointly released informative postcards featuring details about the ‘Big Four’ snakes of India — common krait, Indian cobra, Russell’s viper, and saw-scaled viper— and the king cobra.

Over 300 students from schools and colleges, including BGS National Public School, AMC College, V.V. Puram Law College, Royal Public School, and Orchid International School, enthusiastically participated.