This Book presents a held guide to the snakes of India. It is intended to create and further an interest in Indian snakes. It describes concisely thirty of the common species of Indian snakes, venomous and non venomous, and makes easy identification possible through clear photographs. The main text provides a key and an authoritative account of size, distribution, habits, habitat, food and status of each snake. The subsequent chapters discuss some of the general facts about snakes, symptoms and remedies of snakebite and sifttistics of snakebite. The book also includes a checklist of the snakes in India, a I ist of vem acu lar sn ake names, a rain fal I chart and a key to the identification of snakes.