The Muthurajawela Marshes are situated just south of Negombo and covers
an area of approximately 6,000 hectares inclusive of the Negombo lagoon.
The daily high tide brings in seawater from the ocean into the wetland.
Continuous mixing of these two waters over thousands of years, has led
to a brackish, integrated coastal ecosystem that is biologically diverse
and teeming with life. A variety of mangroves and other types of flora
including medicinal plants are found alongside numerous types of birds,
butterflies and fish, some of which are endemic. Crocodiles, monitor
lizards, and Sri Lanka’s largest snake, the Python, are also native.
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