Diversity of snakes of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Rich diversity of snakes is present in world; approximately 3,000 species of snakes are known, while over 600 species are venomous to humans. Recently, some studies have been focused on herpetology of Pakistan. Early studies showed that, there exist various folklores, myths, literature about snakes, which increases horror. Snake developed from lizard and having strange powers like its ability to repair, it can also change from one form to another. Now through different scientific studies it is cleared snakes have limited ability to repair, while snakes can perform none of these acts. The linear count method was applied and snake diversity was measured through direct and indirect counts. The direct count was account of physical presence while indirect count carcasses, photographs and group questionnaire analysis. According to research, total 17 species of snakes are present in state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir; including 01 order, 01 class and 05 different families.