Assessment of Ophiofauna in unprotected area of Sirohi & Kota regions

Both regions Kota (Hadoti) and Sirohi (Marwar) are very rich in biodiversity and provide favorable habitat. Hadoti region is providing well known habitat for many endangered species and other wildlife. Mukandara Hills National Park is one of the best home for many different types of floral and faunal diversities. Sirohi has only one sanctuary (protected area) known as Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary which is also famous for its incredible faunal diversity like; Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) Leopard (Panthera pardus) and Grey Jungle Fowl (Gallus sonneratii). In Rajasthan there are 36 types of snakes according to Sharma (2010). Snake rescue is considered as one of the best way for close observation to study any snake species this is also an appropriate method to observe actual snake species found in human inhabit. 16 species including 6 families of snakes were observed from the Kota region and 12 species including 5 families were rescued from the Sirohi region.