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Not a new ebook, sorry to say, but just going back and forth with a guy that worked in Thailand a long time ago and wanted to share a couple stories with me. I shared one back. Thought I’d share it with you all. Thanks to Ray for letting me post his emails. His 1st [...]

This poll question has been running for a long time. 182 Readers voted and the results are below. What is Thailand’s Most Common Snake? Golden Tree Snake (Chrysopelea ornata) (35%, 63 Votes) Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia) (16%, 30 Votes) Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) (12%, 21 Votes) Bronzeback Snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) (9%, 17 Votes) Oriental [...]

The dry months in Thailand are not usually productive times for herping, or snake expeditions of any sort. It’s just too hot and rain too scarce. What snakes might you find in Thailand between the months of December through March? Not many, but there are still some snakes out there if you know where to [...]

Keeled Rat Snake (Ptyas carinatus / carinata) Thais say: Ngoo noo Length: These snakes can reach almost 4 meters in length, though they are much more common at the 2 meter length. Range: In Thailand the keeled rat snake is found all over the country. I have found them in Krabi, Surat, and the Sisaket province, near Ubon [...]

Well, 2012 was a great year for herping, and I found a lot of snakes to add to the list of new species I’ve seen. I enjoyed the year quite a bit, and I was able to get out during the day a lot more than I have previously. I have to say, the daytime [...]

Article to read This was interesting reading. I’ve not heard of something like this for a long time here in Thailand. Apparently Thailand’s National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department officials raided 3 different snake ‘farms’ – which really aren’t farms at all, they’re just snake shows for tourists. Pythons, cobras, and other snakes were [...]

I just got a Facebook message from a friend that was out finding snakes last night in Taiwan. He asked how I go about bagging dangerous snakes when I’m alone. I gave him this message: Good question… I usually do this: 1. Grab the snake anywhere – usually just before mid body, I leave the [...]

I just returned from a trip to Ubon in the northeast. Though I didn’t do any active snake hunting, in two days I saw two snakes. The first was a striped keelback that I passed on the road, I thought it was hit by the wheel of a motorbike. I circled around and found it [...]

I got a note from a woman that had spent some time in Thailand and she was terrified of snakes. Now that she made it through a successful stay without seeing one close enough to interact with – she is wondering how close she came to them, and whether the chance would be high of [...]

I find June and July of each year to usually be the best months for finding snakes out and about. We get more requests for ID during those months than any others. I usually find, catch, see more snakes during those months in Thailand than any other months – but occasionally I have a good [...]