Snakes come in all different colors. Even snakes of the same species can have quite different coloration depending on region, or sometimes just living next to each other in Thailand’s wild. This is a Burmese Python sent to me by a friend. Quite dark compared to most I’ve seen here in Southern Thailand. Recently a [...]
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Burmese Python with Darker Color Profile
Posted on 01 October 2011.
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Malayan Bridle Snake – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 21 July 2011.
Name: Dryocalamus subannulatus. I am not 100% on this ID, it could also be a Common Bridle Snake or a Laotian Wolf Snake. Length: 70cm – measured Description: This is a thin snake the thickness of a finger. It has black blobs, that can almost be called stripes when looked at from overhead. From the side, [...]
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Striped Bronzeback Snake – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 28 June 2011.
“Dendrelaphis caudolineatus” (Striped bronzeback snake) Length: Up to about 1.5 meters. The males are a bit more red on top, and slightly thinner. Range: The Striped Bronzeback is found in southern Thailand through the Malaysian Peninsula, and to Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. The snake shown here was caught in Tub Kaak, Krabi [...]
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Indochinese Rat Snake – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 16 October 2010.
Ptyas korros (Indochinese Rat Snake) Thais say: (ngoo sing baan) Length: Adults are just over 1 meter. Range: All over Thailand and most of Asia including: Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Malaysia, and Singapore. Habitat: Anywhere rats exist in abundance. They aren’t found on hills or [...]
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Blood Python – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 25 September 2010.
Blood Python (Python brongersmai) Thais say: (ngoo lahm pad ped) Length: Average length is less than 2.5 meters max. Usually smaller than 2 meters. the one pictured here is 1.7 meters. Adult Blood Pythons typically are 137-182 cm (4.5-6 feet) long. Females are slightly longer than males. These snakes weigh 5-9 kilograms (12-20 lb). Range: [...]
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Brown Kukri Snake – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 22 September 2010.
Oligodon purpurascens (Brown Kukri Snake) Thais say: (ngoo kut ) Length: average just under 1 meter (about 37 inches) Range: All over Thailand. Brown Kukri snakes were once thought to be native to only the southernmost Thailand provinces, however J. Bulian has found one in Pattaya and there have been others discovered farther in the [...]
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Sunbeam Snakes – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 07 August 2010.
Up until yesterday I’ve only seen small sunbeam snakes – about 15 inches long. They are fat and can be found under plastic or other things in muddy water, or anywhere near water. I found one small sunbeam crossing the street at night during a rain in Sisaket – so I pulled him off the [...]
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Copperheaded Racer Snake – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 31 July 2010.
The Copperheaded Racer snakes are so named because their head is copper colored. Though much of the body of this snake is also copper colored, there are also more yellow and brown color variations among this species. These snakes have no relation to the highly venomous “copperhead” snakes of America, and elsewhere. Thailand’s Copperheaded Racers [...]
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Red Tailed Racer – Non-Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 09 July 2010.
These Red Tailed Racers are beautiful green snakes with a grey or reddish tail. They are non-venomous but big enough to give you a strong bite. These snakes live for about 15 years on average – if they don’t encounter a predator like the King cobra. Gonyosoma oxycephalum (Red Tailed Racer) Discovered by Boie in [...]
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Brahminy Blind Snake – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 06 June 2010.
These snakes resemble black worms in Thailand. They have a lot of energy when you pick one up. You will likely find them in soil in your potted plants or climbing up through your drain in your restroom. Brahminy Blind Snakes are completely harmless. Ramphotyphlops braminus (Brahminy Blind Snake) Thai: (ngoo din ban) Length: Up [...]
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