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Wagler’s Pit Viper – Venomous – Dangerous

Vern — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:49:03 +0000

Tropidolaemus wagleri Also called: Wagler’s Pit viper; temple viper; bamboo snake; speckled pit viper. Thais say: ngoo keow took geh Length: Average length of 60 cm. Male smaller than female. Female maximum length at 100 cm. Range: Southern Thailand south of Khao Sok National Park, Suratthani province. Other countries: West Malaysia; Indonesia; Philippines. There is [...]

Thailand Snakes Facebook Page – Join Us Over There

Vern — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:49:48 +0000

We have a Thailand Snakes Facebook page now. We created the page to make it easier for people to join and post photos and videos, articles that related to Thailand snakes. We have 128 members, but a lot of people in the old Thailand Snakes Forum – are not over there yet. Here is the [...]

Thailand Snake Stories

Vern — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:30:28 +0000

Not a new ebook, sorry to say, but just going back and forth with a guy that worked in Thailand a long time ago and wanted to share a couple stories with me. I shared one back. Thought I’d share it with you all. Thanks to Ray for letting me post his emails. His 1st [...]

New Snake for Thailand, or New Species Found!

Vern — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:00:36 +0000

I found a snake that appears to have never been found in Thailand before today on my hike at a nearby mountain in Thailand. Time: 12:10 PM, 4/20/2013 Location: Ngorn Nak Mountain, in Tub Kaak, Krabi province, Thailand. Elevation: ~ 400 meters. Weather: 34C. Bright sunshine, though the area the snake was in was shaded [...]

Thailand Snakes Forum – at Facebook

Vern — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:52:13 +0000

Maintaining a separate FORUM for Thailand Snakes has become too much of a time-suck. Forum members couldn’t even post photos of snakes they found in Thailand. I decided to move everything to Facebook. Most people are on it already, and they have a VERY easy system for uploading photos, videos, or posting comments on anything [...]

Blue Necked Keelback Envenomation

Vern — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:04:55 +0000

This is a snake found in deep southern Thailand that I’ve not written anything about, but some conversation last night reminded me to put something about online as a warning to others that might encounter or even keep this snake in captivity. The Blue-Necked Keelback, Macropisthodon rhodomelas is a small colubrid snake that looks innocuous [...]

Herping with Rupert Lewis

Vern — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:46:54 +0000

Yesterday it rained a bit, and had been raining the previous few days. That would be good for snakes, I thought. It was set to be a near-full moon night, and that wasn’t so great for snakes, but I was eager to get back out to see what I could find. The last time I [...]

Mangrove Pit Viper on Koh Samui

Vern — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:46:22 +0000

This photo comes from a reader that was writing postcards in her bungalow on the island of Koh Phi Phi, in Thailand’s Krabi province when she noticed a Mangrove Pit Viper (Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus) near her foot! This is not the snake you want near your foot, as they are heat-sensing, and some are known to be [...]

Paradise Tree Snake – Chrysopelea paradisi

Vern — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:08:22 +0000

Here is a lovely shot of a Paradise Tree Snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) taken in Khao Lak, Thailand in a coconut grove by a reader, Brett Ramsay. Brett was kind enough to let us publish it here. The paradise tree snake is virtually the same as the Golden Tree Snake, but there are distinct red or [...]

Thailand Snakes at Facebook

Vern — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:29:36 +0000

I decided to create a Facebook group for Thailand snakes. It is just much easier to get photos up there, and since I haven’t put together a photo database of venomous and non-venomous snakes, I will do it over there because it’s so fast. Go check it out and “Like” it to join the page [...]

Unidentified Snake

Vern — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:15:17 +0000

A woman sent me this photo of a snake she said they found on an island in Thailand. Apparently the snake found them, it dropped out of a tree and landed on one of them. Another friend threw it off into the tree. I don’t recognize the snake. It almost looks like a krait, but [...]

Snake Poll Survey Results – What is Thailand’s Most Common Snake?

Vern — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:25:46 +0000

This poll question has been running for a long time. 182 Readers voted and the results are below. What is Thailand’s Most Common Snake? Golden Tree Snake (Chrysopelea ornata) (35%, 63 Votes) Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia) (16%, 30 Votes) Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) (12%, 21 Votes) Bronzeback Snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) (9%, 17 Votes) Oriental [...]

Thailand Snakes from December to March?

Vern — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:11:22 +0000

The dry months in Thailand are not usually productive times for herping, or snake expeditions of any sort. It’s just too hot and rain too scarce. What snakes might you find in Thailand between the months of December through March? Not many, but there are still some snakes out there if you know where to [...]

Keeled Rat Snake – Ptyas carinata – Not Dangerous

Vern — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:28:18 +0000

Keeled Rat Snake (Ptyas carinatus / carinata) Thais say: Ngoo noo Length: These snakes can reach almost 4 meters in length, though they are much more common at the 2 meter length. Range: In Thailand the keeled rat snake is found all over the country. I have found them in Krabi, Surat, and the Sisaket province, near Ubon [...]

Golden Tree Snake Eating Tokay Gecko

Vern — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:26:21 +0000

The golden tree snake is one of the most commonly seen snakes in Thailand. Their favorite food appears to be tokay geckos. Here a reader, Scott Mallon, took photos and a video of this hungry snake (Chrysopelea ornata) getting ready to enjoy his favorite meal.

Thailand Snakes 2013

Vern — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:56:35 +0000

Well, 2012 was a great year for herping, and I found a lot of snakes to add to the list of new species I’ve seen. I enjoyed the year quite a bit, and I was able to get out during the day a lot more than I have previously. I have to say, the daytime [...]

Homalopsis buccata Almost Rips My Finger Off

Vern — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:20:23 +0000

OK, exaggerating a bit. OK, a lot. There is nothing quite like a bite from a snake, when you’re completely not expecting it. I’ve caught a number of these “Puff Faced Water Snakes” – Homalopsis buccata, and while one bit the tongs, none has ever attempted to strike at me. That changed the other night [...]

Thailand Herping Trip Turns Up an Oriental Bay Owl

Vern — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:07:38 +0000

Awesome Oriental bay Owl, Phodilus badius, we found on a herping trip in Krabi recently. This owl let us get to within 2-3 meters to shoot photos, and didn’t move at all – hence the amazing photo below… Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae Genus: Phodilus Species: P. badius Binomial name [...]

Chiang Mai Snake, Thailand Snake Farms Raided

Vern — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:41:21 +0000

Article to read This was interesting reading. I’ve not heard of something like this for a long time here in Thailand. Apparently Thailand’s National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department officials raided 3 different snake ‘farms’ – which really aren’t farms at all, they’re just snake shows for tourists. Pythons, cobras, and other snakes were [...]

Steps to Bagging a Small (< 2m) Venomous Snake

Vern — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:27:05 +0000

I just got a Facebook message from a friend that was out finding snakes last night in Taiwan. He asked how I go about bagging dangerous snakes when I’m alone. I gave him this message: Good question… I usually do this: 1. Grab the snake anywhere – usually just before mid body, I leave the [...]