In a way, I'm getting hammered with requests to identify snakes in Thailand. I think someone has to do it, and I'm glad I can help. I'm sure I'm wrong occasionally, but, for the most part the snakes are easy to identify from photos sent to my email account.

If you don't have a photo you can still fill out this Snake ID Form to identify your snake. I didn't count any of the 450+ form submissions and my replies as snakes I've identified, because really it's an unknown without looking at the images directly. Even then – it's sometimes guesswork.

Identify Snakes in Thailand Before You Pick Them Up

Just a warning to those that also love snakes. Please don't pick up and hold a snake when you are not 100% sure of the exact species of snake it is. There are scores of venomous snakes in Thailand – some of…