Posted on 11 October 2011. Tags: Boiga cynodon, Boiga snakes, cat snakes, dog-toothed cat snake, thailand boiga, thailand snakes
Two photos of one of my favorite of all Thailand snakes – the dog-toothed cat snake. These are the longest of the cat snakes and get nearly 3 meters in length. They have a strange shaped head, as most cat snakes – and some would swear it was a viper. Many Thais see the triangle [...]
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Posted on 09 October 2011. Tags: colubridae, Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, striped bronzeback snake, thailand bronzeback snake, thailand colubrids, thailand snakes
I had a juvenile striped bronzeback a little while back – video here. These are fast, tree climbing snakes that are active during the daytime and are frequently found in residential areas. They love frogs and lizards, from what I’ve seen them eat. These snakes are exceptionally beautiful. They are rather nervous – meaning, they [...]
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Posted on 06 October 2011. Tags: Chrysopelea ornata ornatissima, colubridae, common snakes, common thailand snake, golden tree snake, green snake, southeast asia snakes, thailand colubrids, thailand snakes
These are like the road runner of snakes – they are super fast, thin, and agile. They can climb trees and bushes faster than any other snake I’ve seen, and they are wicked fast on the strike. Yesterday I saw one strike so fast I couldn’t see it. That’s fast. These are very common snakes [...]
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Posted on 21 July 2011. Tags: black and white snake, malayan bridle snake, non-venomous snakes, small snake, thailand snakes
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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Posted on 28 June 2011. Tags: Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, striped bronzeback snake, thailand bronzeback snake, thailand snakes, tree climbing snakes
“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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Posted on 30 April 2011. Tags: rear-fanged snake, red necked keelback snake, Rhabdophis subminiatus, thailand dangerous snake, thailand snake, thailand venomous snake
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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Posted on 17 April 2011. Tags: Brown Whip Snake, dryophiops rubescens, Keel-bellied Whip Snake, rare thailand snake, thailand snake, thailand snake journal, thailand whip snake
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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Posted on 15 March 2011. Tags: Chrysopelea ornata ornatissima, chrysopelea paradisii, flying snake, paradise tree snake, thailand flying snake, thailand snakes
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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Posted on 15 March 2011. Tags: dryophiops rubescens, thailand brown snake, thailand snake, thailand whip snake, whip snake
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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Posted on 01 March 2011. Tags: Chrysopelea pelias, thailand barred tree snake, thailand snake photos, thailand tree snake, twin barred tree snake
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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