Abstract
A checklist of snakes rescued and seen in Amravati district of Maharashtra from January 1996 to August 2006 is presented. Thirty-two species belonging to six families were recorded. These include important records of Elachistodon westermanni, Coelognathus helena monticollaris, Oligodon taeniolatus, Eryx johnii, Lycodon striatus, Lycodon flavomaculatus, Calliophis melanurus, Boiga forsteni, Bungarus sindanus walli. All the snakes rescued alive were released into suitable habitats.