page_title: Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park
section_title: Animals
hierarchical_section_title: Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park / Animals
caption_attribution_description: English: Russell's Viper&#160;: This photo was taken in pune zoo .(Rajiv Gandhi zoological park -Katraj )
context_page_description: The Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, commonly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Zoo or Katraj Zoo, is located in Katraj, Pune district, Maharashtra State, India. It is managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation. The 130-acre zoo is divided into three parts: an animal orphanage, a snake park, and a zoo, and includes the 42-acre Katraj Lake.
context_section_description: The zoo has collections of reptiles, mammals, and birds. Among mammals, the zoo has a white tiger and a male Bengal tiger named Tanaji. Other mammals at the zoo include leopard, sloth bears, sambhars, barking deer, blackbucks, monkeys, and elephants. Reptiles include Indian rock python, cobra, snakes, vipers, Indian crocodiles and Indian star tortoise and birds such as peafowl also feature.
  The snake park has a large collection of snakes, reptiles, birds and turtles. There are over 22 species of snakes with 10 species of reptiles comprising more than 150 individuals. This includes a 13-foot-long king cobra. Information about the snakes is provided in Braille, as well as more conventional formats, and the park includes a library. The snake park has organized many snake festivals and snake awareness programs to clarify doubts and destroy fears about snakes. During Nag Panchami, the park arranges programs to discourage ill-treatment of snakes.
  In April 2017, the zoo acquired a pair of Asiatic lions. This appears to have been one reason why visits to the zoo increased significantly, since the previous year.
caption: Russell's viper
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