{"id":979794,"date":"2026-05-23T11:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/979794\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T11:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:35:18","slug":"7-snake-rich-states-in-india-and-what-every-wildlife-traveller-should-know-about-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/979794\/","title":{"rendered":"7 snake-rich states in India and what every wildlife traveller should know about them"},"content":{"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, 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.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>(Canva)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Odisha is all about wetlands, forests, and coastal snake habitats. It is among India\u2019s most important reptile-rich regions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":979795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3847],"tags":[272618,76577,70,272619,272616,272615,16,15,1717,272617],"class_list":["post-979794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-7-snake-rich-states","tag-king-cobras","tag-science","tag-snake-wildlife-traveller","tag-snake-rich-states","tag-snake-rich-states-in-india","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wildlife","tag-wildlife-traveller"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116623685880582135","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=979794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/979795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=979794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=979794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=979794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}