I can see its a viper - My better half reckons its a Sleeping Cat Snake (noo meaw sao) or Russels Siam Pit Viper. Correct or not? I found it in a beach hut on a small island on the Andaman coast.

Dont think so, pit vipers are green i think. looks like a rat snake.I think it could be a chain Viper

Edited September 7, 200916 yr by Thongkorn

Pit vipers come in many different color variations - it's not a rat snake. Although it does look like a Russells I think it's more like the Malayan Pit Viper

Nearly certain its a Mango pit viper. its defanatly a viper though , very cranky and can jump up to about 8feet.

Edited September 7, 200916 yr by Thongkorn

Yeah, I was just about to edit my post and add Mangrove Pit Viper

After watching

I'm 99% certain it is a Mangrove Pit Viper

Edited September 7, 200916 yr by lordsux

Malayan Pit Viper is my guess. Viperkeeper calls these "Finger Rotters" so you definately don't want this around you or your family.

Actually color doesn't look right for Malayan Pit Viper so perhaps your Mangrove Pit Viper is correct.

I can see its a viper - My better half reckons its a Sleeping Cat Snake (noo meaw sao) or Russels Siam Pit Viper. Correct or not? I found it in a beach hut on a small island on the Andaman coast.

Edited September 9, 200916 yr by steffi

Malayan Pit Viper is my guess. Viperkeeper calls these "Finger Rotters" so you definately don't want this around you or your family.

Actually color doesn't look right for Malayan Pit Viper so perhaps your Mangrove Pit Viper is correct.

I can see its a viper - My better half reckons its a Sleeping Cat Snake (noo meaw sao) or Russels Siam Pit Viper. Correct or not? I found it in a beach hut on a small island on the Andaman coast.

that snake is a Kanburi Pit Viper-Trimeresurus kanburiensis. Highly venomous-as are all vipers.