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The name Nagarhole is derived from the Kannada 'Naga' meaning 'snake' and 'Hole' meaning 'streams'. A number of streams snake through the rich tropical forests of Nagarhole which is situated in picturesque districts of Kodagu and Mysore in Southern Karnataka.
General information
Altitude: 800-850 meters
Rainfall: 1300 - 1800 mm
(June to September)
Best Season: September to May
Temperature: Max. 33 Deg. C. Min. 14 Deg. C
How to get there
Air
The nearest airport is Mysore 96 km which is linked to Bombay. Bangalore 236 km is another airport which is linked to most parts of the country
Rail
The nearest railway station is Mysore 96 km which is connected to Bangalore.
Road
Motorable roads connect Nagarhole to places around it. Bangalore 236 km, Madikere 93 km, Mysore 96 km
In and around
Forest Types (a) Southern tropical semi-evergreen forests. (b) Southern tropical dry deciduous forests. (c) Southern tropical moist mixed deciduous forests. (d) Scrub forests. (e) Lush, green, grassy swamps.
Fauna
Animals
Four horned antelopa, sloth bear, civet cat, barking deer, mouse deer, spotted deer, wild dog, elephant, jackal, common langur, slender loris, bonnet macaque, common mangoose, small Indian mangoose, striped-necked mangoose, Otter, Pangoline, panther, wild pig, porcupine, sambhar, giant squirrel, flying squirrel, malakar squirrel, threestriped palm squirrel tiger.
Birds
Pea fowl, common babbler, scinaitar babbler, bea eater, red whiskered bulbul, red vented bulbul, little brown dove, ring dove, spotted dove, crested hawk eagle, crested serpent eagle, tawny eagle, malabar pied hornbill, malabar grey hornbill, loriekeet, minivet, biyth's myna, Alexandrine parakeet, blue winged parakeet, blossom-headed and rose ringed parakeets, southern treepie, green imperial pigeon, adjutant stork, balabar trogon, great Indian Warbler, reed warbler, wood- peckers.Reptiles Common cobra, marsh crocodile (in Kabini river) Krait, Monitor Lizard, rock python, Indian python, bamboo viper, pit viper, Russell's viper, several species of gecko, skink and agamid lizaards, etc
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