Chennai Snake Park Education Programmes
Participation certificate
Certified reptile and snakebite awareness programmes at Chennai Snake Park for school groups, college students, teachers and general visitors.
Mode
In-Person
Fee
₹10 for a child aged 3 to 12, ₹30 for an adult
Participation format
Individual
Duration
Single session during a park visit; ACCEPT workshops run over one or two days
Eligibility
Open to school students, college and veterinary students, teachers, general visitors and uniformed services personnel. No age or grade restriction is published; the session level is matched to the group and agreed in advance with the education office.
- Age range
- Open to all ages
- Eligibility region
- Available nationwide across India
- Academic requirement
- Advanced herpetology sessions are designed for undergraduate, postgraduate and veterinary students of zoology and allied subjects. School awareness sessions carry no academic requirement.
See if your child qualifies.
Rewards and recognition
Certificate
Participation certificate
The official education page states that most of these are certified programmes and that participants receive due certificates at the end.
Skills your child builds
Key dates
- Enrollment
- Open all year
Chennai Snake Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
How to apply
- 1Email the education office with group details and preferred dates
- 2Confirm the session topic and slot with the Deputy Director for Education and Training
- 3Book park entry tickets online or buy them at the counter
- 4Report at the park entrance within opening hours on a day other than Tuesday
Rules and guidelines
- The park stays closed on Tuesdays
- Viewing is from behind stand-off barriers at all enclosures
- Separate camera charges apply for still, mobile and video cameras
- Group programmes must be arranged with the education office in advance
Fees and financial support
Fee details
Park entry: ₹10 for a child aged 3 to 12 and ₹30 for an adult. The AR show is ₹30 and the VR show ₹100 per person. Camera charges: ₹40 for a still camera, ₹20 for a mobile camera and ₹100 for a video camera. Tickets can be booked online at booking.chennaisnakepark.in, where UPI, card and netbanking payments carry a 1.99% charge.
About this opportunity
Chennai Snake Park Trust runs certified education programmes on snakes and other reptiles, tailored to school groups, college students, teachers, general visitors and uniformed services personnel.
School sessions cover the ecological value of snakes, why they matter to conservation, how to tell venomous species from harmless ones, and snakebite first aid and management. College sessions go further into systematics, ethology, natural history, biogeography and scientific writing, and veterinary students can join husbandry and conservation projects.
Sessions are led by the Deputy Director for Education and Training along with colleagues from the Trust's research centre, using the learning centre, the live reptile enclosures and interpretive display boards. Most of these programmes are certified, with participants receiving certificates at the end.
Beyond scheduled group sessions, the Trust runs one-day and two-day workshops on biodiversity, wildlife conservation and snakebite mitigation, and guided reptile tours during Wildlife Week. Specialised or custom programmes are considered case by case by the education office.
What your child will do
- Lecture sessions on reptile ecology and conservation
- Observation of live reptiles at the park enclosures
- Snakebite first aid and management training
- Herpetology theory and practical classes for college groups
- Guided reptile tours during Wildlife Week
Mentors and faculty
Dr. C. Arivazhagan, Deputy Director for Education and Training; Dr. V. Kalaiarasan, Director of Research; Ms. Mridhula Kamaraj, Biologist; Dr. S. Paulraj, Executive Chairman.
Languages
Academic details
Difficulty: Mixed Levels
What's covered
Ecological value of snakes and other reptiles, their conservation importance, identification of venomous and non-venomous species, and snakebite first aid and management, extending for college groups into systematics, ethology, natural history, biogeography and scientific writing.
Frequently asked questions
How do school groups arrange an education session at the park?
The institution writes to the education office at cspt.edu@gmail.com and agrees a date and topic with the Deputy Director for Education and Training. Entry tickets are booked separately, online or at the counter.
What do students take away from a session apart from the visit itself?
Most programmes are certified, so participants receive a certificate at the end. Sessions also cover snake identification and snakebite first aid, which are practical skills for students in snake-prone areas.
Do participants handle live snakes during these programmes?
The Trust's management plan filed with the Central Zoo Authority states that stand-off barriers are provided at all enclosures and that reptiles are kept in fully protected and covered enclosures. Learning is by observation and demonstration.
How should families plan the timing of a visit or a session?
The park opens from 09:00 to 17:30 and stays closed every Tuesday. Group programmes are scheduled on request, so an early request to the education office gives the widest choice of dates.
Are the programmes suited to college students as well as school children?
Yes. School sessions stay on reptile ecology, conservation and snakebite first aid, while undergraduate and postgraduate sessions cover systematics, ethology, natural history, biogeography and scientific writing.
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