Chennai Snake Park snake, annulated sea snake, common wolf snake, common vine snake, striped keelback, checkered keelback, olive keelback, common trinket snake, spectacled cobra, banded sea krait and hook-nosed sea snake. Crocodilian species include the gharial, marsh crocodile, saltwater crocodile, Siamese crocodile, African dwarf crocodile, Nile crocodile and spectacled caiman. Other reptiles at the park include water monitor, Bengal monitor, Indian black turtle, Indian flapshell turtle, Indian star tortoise, spotted rock gecko and South Asian chamaeleon. The snakes are housed in glass-fronted enclosures and the crocodilians and the larger lizards are housed in open-air enclosures protected by parapet walls and wire mesh. The
Banded water snake 9 to 50. Newborns are 200–240 mm (about 8-9.5 in) in total length. The three recognized subspecies of "Nerodia fasciata", including the nominotypical subspecies, are: Some sources consider "Nerodia clarkii compressicauda" and "Nerodia clarkii taeniata" to be subspecies of "Nerodia fasciata". Also, some sources have considered "Nerodia fasciata" to be a subspecies of "Nerodia sipedon". Banded water snake The banded water snake or southern water snake ("Nerodia fasciata") is a species of mostly aquatic, nonvenomous, colubrid snake endemic to the central and southeastern United States. It is found from Indiana, south to Louisiana and east to Florida. Adults of the