{"id":18200,"date":"2026-05-23T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/23\/7-snake-rich-states-in-india-and-what-every-wildlife-traveller-should-know-about-them\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:00:39","slug":"7-snake-rich-states-in-india-and-what-every-wildlife-traveller-should-know-about-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=18200","title":{"rendered":"7 snake-rich states in India and what every wildlife traveller should know about them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131258553,imgsize-40542.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<p>Odisha is all about wetlands, forests, and coastal snake habitats. It is among India\u2019s most important reptile-rich regions thanks to the mix of mangroves, forests, and coastal ecosystems. Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Satkosia Tiger Reserve, and Bhitarkanika National Park are known for being home to a rich variety of snakes including Indian cobras, kraits, Russell\u2019s vipers, pythons, vine snakes, and keelbacks.<\/p>\n<p>For travellers, Odisha offers a unique amalgam of wildlife and eco-tourism. It is suggested to avoid walking through mangrove trails alone. Always go with a local guide who knows the region well as snakes may be well hidden here.<em>\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>(Canva)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/travel\/destinations\/10-indian-states-with-highest-snake-population-and-what-every-wildlife-traveller-should-know-about-them\/photostory\/131258553.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Odisha is all about wetlands, forests, and coastal snake habitats. It is among India\u2019s most important reptile-rich regions thanks to the mix of mangroves, forests, and coastal ecosystems. Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Satkosia Tiger Reserve, and Bhitarkanika National Park are known for being home to a rich variety of snakes including Indian cobras, kraits, Russell\u2019s vipers,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18200\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}