“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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Striped Bronzeback Snake – Non Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 28 June 2011.
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Fastest King Cobra on the Planet? (Video)
Posted on 27 June 2011.
It’s a sensational headline, but I thought it was important that you read this if you handle venomous snakes at all – and even if you don’t. (King cobra video below) I got a call from my friend this morning. He told me they caught a 2+ meter king cobra at a palm plantation the [...]
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Wagler’s Pit Viper (Temple Viper)
Posted on 16 May 2011.
Thailand Pit Viper (Temple Viper) Sent in from Emilios Kattides, this lovely Wagler’s pit viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) was seen on the island of Phuket, Thailand on a rope within the grounds of a temple.
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Red Necked Keelback Caught on a Night Herping Trip
Posted on 30 April 2011.
Just a pic – wanted to share this Thailand snake before I forgot…. Rhabdophis subminiatus, Red-necked keelback. Venomous and dangerous. A boy, 12 yrs old, in Phuket, Thailand was in the Bangkok hospital for 2 weeks after a bite from this snake. The venom specifically attacks the kidneys. Once thought to be harmless – these [...]
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Malayan Krait – Blue Krait – Venomous – Deadly
Posted on 23 April 2011.
One of the top 10 most toxic terrestrial venomous snakes in the world resides in Thailand, and is 2nd behind the Bungarus multicinctus in strength of venom, according to LD50 charts for subcutaneous venom injection (into mice), is the Malayan Krait, also called the Blue Krait. I’ve been looking for one of these snakes in [...]
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Thailand Snake Journal – Found Rare Keel-Bellied Vine Snake (Dryophiops rubescens)
Posted on 17 April 2011.
Found another one of these whip snakes – they are supposed to be either red or brown… I guess this could be called brown. The head is more brown. The neck and up to the stomach is silver… with some black patches… and then the tail is reddish brown. It could well be the red [...]
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Mangrove Pit Viper – Venomous – Dangerous
Posted on 24 March 2011.
Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus (Mangrove Pit Viper, also known as mangrove viper, shore pit viper, purple-spotted pit viper, shore pitviper. Thais Say: Ngoo pang ka Length: Males grow to about 60cm and females to 90 cm on average. Habitat: Usually near water and very wet areas. However, recently one was found on a sidewalk by a bungalow [...]
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Paradise Tree Snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) – Venomous – Not Dangerous
Posted on 15 March 2011.
These are ultra-cool snakes for a couple of reasons. Number 1 – their colors. This snake looks like Christmas – right? Amazing oranges, greens, and blacks assault your senses, and make you go ahhhhh if you’re a snake person. If you’re not, you still can’t help but appreciate what god or whatever started this – [...]
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Brown Whip Snake – Dryophiops rubescens – Not Dangerous
Posted on 15 March 2011.
Here is a snake that was a bit of a mystery for a while, it was finally identified by an American expat snake researcher in Bangkok, Michael Cota using digital images. This snake was found in Krabi province, and far north of where other instances of this snake have been found in Thailand. There were [...]
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Thailand Snake Photos – Twin Barred Tree Snake
Posted on 01 March 2011.
Chrysopelea Pelias – Twin-Barred Tree Snake This is a rarely seen tree snake in Thailand that is quite beautiful. Franz Schmidberger sent this snake photo to me – THANKS Franz! These snakes are just like the golden tree snake and paradise tree snake but with a different coloring better for blending in with the dirt [...]
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