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Vidarbha is the Eastern most region of Maharashtra with the basins of the Wardha, Vainganga & Purna Rivers. It comprises of Nagpur and Amaravti division. The region is a thickly forested, hilly expanse, interspersed with artificial tanks, and it has significant mineral wealth. It is one of the most diversified regions of the state with respect to biodiversity. The majorities of reptiles are useful and do silent service to man in controlling agricultural pests both insects and rodents, reptiles as a group would be largely ignored except some harmful snakes. Due to the lack of awareness about the function of snakes in the surrounding ecosystem, habitat loss, road kills, poaching, loss of prey population and superstition many of snakes got victimized and made them vulnerable during the monsoons and less in the other seasons. In the rural and tribal area like Gondia and Bhandara district of Eastern Maharashtra very less number of snakes got rescued from the homes and public places and larger number of snakes got killed by people due to fear and poor of awareness and knowledge of the snakes.
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Dr. G.T. Paliwal & Dr. S.V. Bhandarkar are Assist. Professors in S.S. Jaiswal College, Arjuni/Mor and M.B. Patel College, Deori of Dist. Gondia respectively. Working together on Wildlife Studies, Freshwater Biodiversity & Studies on Environmental Impact Assessment. They published many of research papers in International Journals and Conferences.
