Little Snake, What Is It?

[simonphuket]

Hi, my wife found this little snake crawling out of our house. Poor little fella did not survive this Anyone knows what it is? We live surrounded by rubber trees and banana trees. Thanks.

[TBWG]

It's a golden tree snake great to have around as it eats rodents! But only if it is alive!

http://www.siam-info.de/english/snakes_chrysopelea.html#Chrysopelea%20ornata%20ornatissima

TBWG

[h90]

It's a golden tree snake great to have around as it eats rodents! But only if it is alive!

http://www.siam-info.de/english/snakes_chrysopelea.html#Chrysopelea%20ornata%20ornatissima

TBWG

If someone could explain my wife that snakes are great.

(At least she does not kill them....)

[F1fanatic]

Am I alone in thinking this does not look like a Golden Tree Snake? They're not normally so stripey?

[martindavies]

TBWG is wrong I'm afraid.

What you have there is a Paradise tree snake.

My link

I'm guessing your in southern Thailand from your name, Quite lucky to see one.

Shame its dead.

[Mosha]

1 of the cat's killed this, is it a Brown Long Glanded Coral Snake? I included the dust pan for a size reference (approx 12"} It had black diamonds down it's side and 2 black stripes near the tail end. Head was very dark. I live in Ranong for range purposes.

Edited August 19, 2011 by Mosha

[martindavies]

1 of the cat's killed this, is it a Brown Long Glanded Coral Snake? I included the dust pan for a size reference (approx 12"} It had black diamonds down it's side and 2 black stripes near the tail end. Head was very dark. I live in Ranong for range purposes.

Nope.

What you have there is Calliophis maculiceps. Small-spotted / speckled Coral Snake.

My link

Quite friendly, you can handle them without fear of being bitten.

Edited August 20, 2011 by martindavies

[Mosha]

Thanks, my book says venomous and dangerous.