ctu ary ▁compr ising ▁mang ro ve ▁for ests ▁me and ering ▁rivers , ▁in numerable ▁cr iss - cross ed ▁tid al ▁in und ated ▁cre eks ▁provide ▁last ▁refuge ▁to ▁the ▁already ▁end anger ed ▁salt ▁water ▁cro cod ile ▁( C roc od ilus ▁por os us ). ▁The ▁san ctu ary ▁is ▁rich ▁in ▁av ifa una , ▁m amm al ian ▁and ▁re pt ili ans ▁and ▁provide ▁habitat ▁for ▁king ▁c ob ra , ▁Indian ▁python ▁and ▁Asian ▁water ▁monitor . ▁Many ▁water ▁birds ▁visit ▁Bag ag ah an ▁her on ry , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 4 ▁ha ▁within ▁the ▁Bh it ark an ika ▁Forest ▁Block ▁near ▁Su aj ore ▁cre ek ▁from ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁June ▁to ▁October . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁birds ▁are ▁Asian ▁open ▁bill , ▁e gre ts , ▁black ▁i bis , ▁c orm or ants , ▁and ▁dar ters . ▁ ▁Flora ▁and ▁fa una ▁ ▁Flora : ▁Mang ro ve ▁species , ▁cas u ar inas , ▁and ▁grass es ▁like ▁the ▁ind igo ▁bush . ▁ ▁Fa una : ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁salt water ▁cro cod ile , ▁Indian ▁python , ▁black ▁i bis , ▁wild ▁bo ar , ▁r hes us ▁mon key , ▁ch ital , ▁d arter , ▁c ob ra , ▁monitor ▁l izard . ▁O live ▁rid ley ▁t urt les ▁nest ▁on ▁G ah ir math a ▁and ▁other ▁nearby ▁be aches . ▁Bh it