Thailand Snakes covers venomous and non-venomous snakes in Thailand and surrounding countries. Cobras, Kraits, Vipers, Corals, Rat Snakes, Tree Snakes, Whip Snakes, Pipe Snakes, Kukris, Pythons, and more.
Thailand Snake Photo Collection
Here are some snake photos I’ve taken over the years in Thailand. If you want to add yours – send them and tell me your full name for the copyright notice.
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Puff Faced Water Snake – Homalopsis buccata. Usually don’t bite – this one struck a lot.
Mangrove Pit Viper found in Krabi mangroves.
Small Malalan Pit Viper in water bottle.
Red Tailed Racers have green or blue eyes.
Two banded kraits mating. Copyright _______ ______.
Jackie hand-holding Monocled Cobra
Malayan Bridle Snakes look just like Malayan Kraits – and yet, not dangerous.
Green Pit Viper – copyright Jeremy ________ (will add name here shortly)
Red Tailed racers can often be hand-held without biting.
Malayan Pit Viper. Copyright John Helm.
A very fast King Cobra – we have a video about this one. Wow.
Malayan Krait – deadly.
Red Tailed Racers have blue and black tongues.
Indo Malayan Mountain Pit Viper – a small boy was kicking this when his father saw him.
Monocled Cobra bite (Naja kaouthia) this was about 4th time bitten.
Banded Krait – Bungarus fasciatus – deadly, active at night.
Ridley’s Racer – rat snake, common in caves catching bats out of the air.
Juvenile striped bronzeback snake.
Mangrove Pit Viper – my favorite viper
Paradise Tree Snake eating gecko. Copyright David Joseph.
Girl holding a red tailed racer (rat snake) – harmless.
Rat Snake bites a king cobra.
Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)
Keeled Rat Snake – Ptyas carinatus – in front of blood python.
Juvenile Monocled Cobra – quite deadly when small too.
Nothing more awesome than a big king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
Golden Tree Snake – aka Flying Snake. Not dangerous. Quite fast in trees.
Wagler’s Pit Viper Copyright – Emilios Kattides
Malayan Pit Viper – venomous – deadly.
Red Necked Keelbacks are now considered quite dangerous and potentially deadly.
Brown Whip Snake – very uncommon in Thailand.
Red Necked keelback – do not keep as a pet – can cause serious kidney damage.
Mangrove Cat Snake – slightly venomous
Golden Tree Snake
Speckled Coral Snake – Venomous, probably deadly, but the mouth is too small to bite humans easily.
Beautiful Viper or Brown Spotted Green Viper.
Blood python – very, very strong.
Oriental Whip Snake – not dangerous. Come in brown too.
Bronzeback snake.
Reticulated Pythons – biggest Thailand snake. Constrictors, no venom.
A bitey puff-faced watersnake (Homalopsis buccata).
Copperheaded Racer – rat snake. Not dangerous.
Dog Toothed Cat Snake.
Angry King Cobras strike with mouth open.
Checkered Keelback – Xenochrophis piscator (ID not 100%)
Red Tailed Pipe Snake – harmless, great snake to introduce to kids.
Dangerous and potentially deadly, this small snake looks harmless enough. The Small-spotted Coral Snake (Calliophis maculiceps).
Malayan Pit VIper in a red / pink variety
Malayan Pit Viper – reddish / Pink. Very dangerous and deadly. Calloselasma rhodostoma.
Juvenile Red Necked Keelback. Dangerous, potentially deadly, venomous, and poisonous.
Red Tailed Racers – one of the favorite foods for king cobras.
