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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Nothing more awesome than a big king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
Red Tailed racers can often be hand-held without biting.
Girl holding a red tailed racer (rat snake) – harmless.
Brown Whip Snake – very uncommon in Thailand.
Dangerous and potentially deadly, this small snake looks harmless enough. The Small-spotted Coral Snake (Calliophis maculiceps).
Red Tailed Pipe Snake – harmless, great snake to introduce to kids.
Malayan Pit Viper. Copyright John Helm.
Checkered Keelback – Xenochrophis piscator (ID not 100%)
Juvenile Monocled Cobra – quite deadly when small too.
Dog Toothed Cat Snake.
Blood python – very, very strong.
Rat Snake bites a king cobra.
Juvenile Red Necked Keelback. Dangerous, potentially deadly, venomous, and poisonous.
Mangrove Pit Viper found in Krabi mangroves.
Copperheaded Racers and Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes – harmless.
Beautiful Viper or Brown Spotted Green Viper.
Wagler’s Pit Viper Copyright – Emilios Kattides
Oriental Whip Snake – not dangerous. Come in brown too.
Puff Faced Water Snake – Homalopsis buccata. Usually don’t bite – this one struck a lot.
Banded Krait – Bungarus fasciatus – deadly, active at night.
Golden Tree Snake – aka Flying Snake. Not dangerous. Quite fast in trees.
Malayan Pit VIper in a red / pink variety
Malayan Bridle Snakes look just like Malayan Kraits – and yet, not dangerous.
Indo Malayan Mountain Pit Viper – a small boy was kicking this when his father saw him.
Two banded kraits mating. Copyright _______ ______.
Copperheaded Racer – rat snake. Not dangerous.
Red Tailed Racers have blue and black tongues.
Reticulated Pythons – biggest Thailand snake. Constrictors, no venom.
Monocled Cobra bite (Naja kaouthia) this was about 4th time bitten.
