Any idea what this is? Photo taken in a house by a river estuary on Koh Chang. Looks like some kind of water snake but different from those here: http://www.siam-info.de/english/snakes_natricinae.html

Only thing we know for sure is that either it doesn't eat cats or wasn't hungry yesterday

Looks like a Copperhead Racer. Non-venomous.

Thanks for that. Looks like there's nothing to worry about. Got a new pet now.

Thanks for that. Looks like there's nothing to worry about. Got a new pet now.

The cat does not look pleased.

Copperheaded Ratsnake (Elaphe radiata) One Thai name for this is ngu sa

It can be very active and aggressive, inflating its neck and striking when threatened, but is non-venomous. Snake shows use them for entertainment where they are known as 'jumping snakes'.

The cat does not look pleased.

Understandable, felines and reptiles are natural enemies so I am told.

Growing up in Kenya, we had a mean-as-hel_l tomcat that would tackle any snake and kill it. Its luck ran out when it came up against a 4-meter Python we had living in our garden at the time

Growing up in Kenya, we had a mean-as-hel_l tomcat that would tackle any snake and kill it. Its luck ran out when it came up against a 4-meter Python we had living in our garden at the time

I had a Chinese Shar-Pe here in Thailand.

She was far from mean and if anything she was soppy as hel_l, she was also very docile and playful and would play with any animal that she encountered.

Sadly one day she decided to choose a Cobra as a playmate.