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Crocodile Bank

42 kms Muttukadu, Chennai, India
+91 44 27472447
As featured in Chennai for young kids
Ranked #8 of 68 attractions in Chennai
4.0 of 5 stars 33 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Owner description: Originally started with a more serious conservation point of view, Crocodile Bank is now the weekend spot for a fascinating day of herpetology. For...... more » Owner description: Originally started with a more serious conservation point of view, Crocodile Bank is now the weekend spot for a fascinating day of herpetology. For the kids, it’s a special treat to see large crocs spend the day languorously by the water. The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology also allows adults to volunteer and gain hands-on experience in the field. « less
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

This is a must see place if you are interested in "cold bloods" :). We frankly tried to count the number of crocs in there, but not possible! They are that many, and all are well kept. Only disadvantage was that the area is too small.. so you can finish the entire site in less than an hour.. (Actually, an... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

The croc bank is rougly 40 km south of Chennai, you can cover it easily on a day trip enroute to Mahabalipuram or do a dedicated outing which i would not recommend due to the heavy traffic in Chennai. Place has been around for years and makes a great outing for animal enthusiasts. You can spot the various species in... More

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Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012

pheww, u cant even count their numbers here. Must c place if u love crocs. Only bad thing is that d place duration s too short and u wont find d huge sized crocs here. All r pretty small or average in size. but a recommended place to go More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

The crocodile bank is situated on the scenic ECR road about 30 kms down Thiruvanmiyur or 12 kms from Mayajal. There are hundreds of crocodiles kept in large swampy green water. First I thought that the water is dirty & not been maintained by the authorities. Later I saw a sign board explaining that only this type of algae rich... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

Situated on the scenic beachway of ECR on the way to Mahabalipuram in Chennai, this place is worth a visit, if you like reptiles. Well nobody likes them, but it is a different experience to watch so many of them in one place..Also there are variety of them available and brief description of there origin and whereabouts given at each... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

They are lazy but they are cute ;) This place is astonishing. Hosts more than 1000 crocodiles in a compound and you might just love it because crocodiles are wild and you are between so many wild animals :) More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

Go if you want to see: 1. Crocs 2. Variety of crocs 3. If you have kids who are not very scared of seeing Crocs. Stay back if you dont like / love animals or Crocs or was hoping for something else too in addition to crocs. Remember that it is not a zoo, just a place with lots and... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012

even though crocodile bank is just for crocs only its very boring to see this only creature in or around such a huge area..there must be some more different creatures to entertain children as they get bored quickly...PLEASE make sure to protect the innocent CROCODILES from hooligans who wantedly try to provoke it by throoghing some crabs on it or... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012

We really enjoyed ourselves, though it tended to get less interesting once we realised that there were so many different varieties of croc/'gators to look at - but they were all well fed and in excellent condition. On the left as you go in is the collection point for the local Snake Catchers' Association and, when we were there, people... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

Big place with tons of crocodiles. I do not know if they like to live on top of each other and what the real purpose is of keeping so many of them in this captured area. The place was clean and the crocodils were not hungry, so they are taking care of them better then the Chennai zoo. More

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