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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Mangrove Cat Snake – slightly venomous
Malayan Pit VIper in a red / pink variety
Copperheaded Racers and Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes – harmless.
Golden Tree Snake
Rat Snake bites a king cobra.
Juvenile Monocled Cobra – quite deadly when small too.
Red Tailed racers can often be hand-held without biting.
Malayan Krait – deadly.
Green Pit Viper – copyright Jeremy ________ (will add name here shortly)
Two banded kraits mating. Copyright _______ ______.
Small Malalan Pit Viper in water bottle.
Jackie hand-holding Monocled Cobra
Puff Faced Water Snake – Homalopsis buccata. Usually don’t bite – this one struck a lot.
Wagler’s Pit Viper Copyright – Emilios Kattides
Dangerous and potentially deadly, this small snake looks harmless enough. The Small-spotted Coral Snake (Calliophis maculiceps).
Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)
Brown Whip Snake – very uncommon in Thailand.
Angry King Cobras strike with mouth open.
Red Tailed Pipe Snake – harmless, great snake to introduce to kids.
Banded Krait – Bungarus fasciatus – deadly, active at night.
Red Tailed Racers – one of the favorite foods for king cobras.
Blood python – very, very strong.
Keeled Rat Snake – Ptyas carinatus – in front of blood python.
