jcw Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 (edited) The people in the restaurant said it is ok to have above my head while I eat lunch, I disagree. Click to enlarge if you are into snakes please. Edited December 11, 2012 by jcw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 If its what it seems like to me a green viper,tree viper,if so small very aggressive and dangerous,a bite will need hospital treatment,common in banana plantations. Not okay to haveoverhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 One of these? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysopelea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Could be Trimeresurus,also,I don't take chances with the critters easy to make the wrong choice. And I used to keep snakes as a hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 A viper will have a go for no reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Did you get bitten? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 It looks like a harmless Golden tree snake. Vipers have triangle shaped heads. Golden tree snakes are relatively common to Thailand and they really are great climbers. When I was in Thailand in 1998 I had one climb up to our third story room and come in the open sliding door. The other girls freaked out and I just ushered it back out of our room. I also had one resting on my bicycle one day. They are very long and slender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 That's a Golden Tree Snake. They are not really afraid of people at all. Had them hanging around our house most years. They love munching on the poor little geckos! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humbugged Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Great looking green tree snake....leave them alone they are outstanding. See what happens with poor snakes getting the bad end of the stick....poor innocent tree snake becomes a viscious pit vipor that deserves to be clobbered....if you do not know, leave it be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcw Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 It head was smaller than the one in post#3 link by Jamie. Silly me didn't zoom in on its head. Its under belly was whitish / cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jcw Posted December 11, 2012 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2012 Oh, we have had some people who seem to love snakes. Thanks for the ID. Yeah, after seeing different angles of it, I will go with that Image source 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Humbugged Posted December 11, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2012 The people in the restaurant said it is ok to have above my head while I eat lunch, I disagree. Actually very good of the thai people to think like that and not just whack it as usual. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 It looks like a harmless Golden tree snake. Vipers have triangle shaped heads. Golden tree snakes are relatively common to Thailand and they really are great climbers. When I was in Thailand in 1998 I had one climb up to our third story room and come in the open sliding door. The other girls freaked out and I just ushered it back out of our room. I also had one resting on my bicycle one day. They are very long and slender. Be aware that a Golden Tree Snake if alarmed or cornered will bite multiple times. I've thrown shoes at them to shoo them away and invariably they will bite the shoe a few times and then jump up to two meters away and bite whatever they land on. I give them a wide berth unless I am trying to get them off the terrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Letting folks know it's approx size would help, well normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 its a golden tree snake. also known as a "flying snake" due to its ability to glide from tree top to tree top. its a rear fanged species which means it has to chew into its victim to inject venom (so if it bites you then as longs as you remove it quickly then it will not be harmful to you and even so... the venom is not toxic enough to cause a problem to us humans) . When they're cornered they can be quite aggressive. I caught and photographed this one last week. You can use it for reference. Beautiful snake Nick C, Herpetologist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmac Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 It looks like a harmless Golden tree snake. Vipers have triangle shaped heads. Golden tree snakes are relatively common to Thailand and they really are great climbers. When I was in Thailand in 1998 I had one climb up to our third story room and come in the open sliding door. The other girls freaked out and I just ushered it back out of our room. I also had one resting on my bicycle one day. They are very long and slender. Be aware that a Golden Tree Snake if alarmed or cornered will bite multiple times. I've thrown shoes at them to shoo them away and invariably they will bite the shoe a few times and then jump up to two meters away and bite whatever they land on. I give them a wide berth unless I am trying to get them off the terrace. Think I might be inclined to bite someone throwing shoes at me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Glad I saw this. Had a bright green triangular head snake in our front garden patch of banana trees a while back, so reckon it was GT Viper with that a-typical head shape vs. a golden, which reminds me a bit of the rf green tree snakes in Guam. Naughty little buggers when they get cross. Always see at least 1 snake each visit over the years. Moving over permanently this month, looking forward to the virtual Animal Planet, always something crawling or slithering around our place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I've had six or seven golden tree snakes in the kitchen of my townhouse before we sealed up all the gaps in the roof. None of them were aggressive -- they basically froze when they saw me. I had to observe from quite a distance, as I wanted to see how they exited. One *did* manage to get in my main house, though, and boy was it fast. Ended up calling the fire department (they handle the snakes in my city) and they had a heck of a time catching it. By the time they left, it looked like a typhoon blew through in an earthquake. Furniture turned over, drawer contents spilled out, stuff all over the place. I agree that they are beautiful, but their vivid red tongue just gives me the creeps for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Agree, golden tree snake. Rear fanged, mildly poisionous but not harmful to humans unless allergic. Very fast and will bite if cornered. I've been bitten a few times with no ill effects, but don't know if the snake survived. Edited December 16, 2012 by wayned 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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