Parassinkkadavu is a small village about 16 km from Kannur town in the Kannur District of Kerala state, south India . It is a popular tourist destination in north Kerala.

Attractions:
Parassinikkadavu is noted for the famous Muthappan Temple where people go for worshiping Sree Muthappan. This is the only Hindu Temple in Kerala where they are performing a daily ritual offering.Tradition has it for the Annual Festival, Ulsavam, of the Muthappan Temple at Parassinikkadavu to start, a procession led by a female member of the “Thayyil” Clan of Thayyil, Kannur begins from the family home and ends at the main altar of the temple with the ‘pooja’ (prayer) to the Gods.

Parassinkkadavu is also noted for the Parassinikkadavu Snake Park which is committed to the preservation and conservation of snakes. There are about 150 varieties of snakes including the spectacled snake, King cobra, Russell’s viper, Krait and Pit Viper living in the park. A research laboratory to extract venom from snakes is proposed here. The park also has a large collection of non-poisonous snakes including pythons.