ThailandTom1 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Found this snake in the drive of my house today. Any ideas what type and if it’s poisonous? Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I am pretty sure that is a Malayan Pit viper but lets wait for Vern Lovic or another true expert to weigh in and confirm it. If I am right they are unpredictable, very venomous and not able to be relied upon to slither away if they hear you coming. I have had a number of that snake around here, second most common snake on our land after the (almost) harmless Golden Tree Snake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic5678 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Hah. My wife is Thai and terrified of snakes. I told her not to worry, not much risk where we live. Then my little girl was 3 feet away and she spotted a cottonmouth in our front yard. I killed it, have now spent 3k on fencing materials to snake proof about an acre of our land. We're building a house in Thailand, I'll have to do the same thing there. Malayan pit vipers come in many color shades. It's definitely not a cobra or a krait. Will be curious to see a snake expert weigh in on this, looks like its head isn't triangular enough to be a Malayan viper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) Looks a bit like Calliophis maculiceps (Speckled coral snake, Small-spotted Coral Snake), though they tend to be pretty small. Was there any orange under the belly? Another contender is Oligodon purpurascens (Brown Kukri Snake) https://www.thailandsnakes.com/non-venomous/brown-kukri-snake-non-venomous-not-dangerous/ https://www.thailandsnakes.com/venomous/front-fanged/small-spotted-coral-snake-venomous-potentially-dangerous/ Edited August 27, 2018 by Damrongsak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Its KUKRI snake get loads here. Harmless enough https://www.en.siam-info.de/venomous_animals/snakes/oligodon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic5678 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, gunderhill said: Its KUKRI snake get loads here. Harmless enough https://www.en.siam-info.de/venomous_animals/snakes/oligodon.html I'd say you nailed it. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandTom1 Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 Well at least it’s not poisonous because we put it outside the gates and let it on it’s merry way. By the way this snake was in Udon ThaniSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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