What Kind Of Snake Is This?

[Blackfish64]

This little guy is found hiding in my light switch box every evening when I go to turn on the sign lights.

[daoyai]

vine snake ,guess based on blurry pics

[Thongkorn]

its a tree snaked, if its got black on the end of its tail, like a burn , its poisonous. It thinks your electric box is a hole in a tree. and it will sleep there. leave it alone they are no problem,

[NickJ]

Harmless....but you should move if you cant figure it out for yourself.....sorry.

[Thongkorn]

Harmless....but you should move if you cant figure it out for yourself.....sorry.

It will probably keep coming back , they are territorial, don't kill it just leave it it will move soon or later.

[TigertheCat]

Probably just there to get recharged.

[Skywalker69]

It´s a Chrysopelea ornata ornatissima Golden treesnake aka. flying snake, mildly poisonous. They can flatend their bodys and glide through the air.

[chickenslegs]

The red one could be a Copperhead, but I can't be positive.

I did a google search for the black one, and it came up negative.

No idea what the green one could be - rarely seen in Thailand.

*I'm getting my coat.

[Blackfish64]

Yeah, the pics are a touch blurry. Best I could do under the circumstances. He would not be still long enough to let the close up adjust.

The first time I saw him in the box two days ago I did not know he was in there. I stuck my hand in to flip the switch and he sprang out of there like his life depended on it and sped off like lightning once he hit the ground. He didn't try to bite. He was absolutely skittish and wanted nothing to do with me.

Tonight I figured he would be in the box and came up slowly and calm and opened the door as quietly as I could. But still he would have none of it and started making moves to get away immediately.

I showed the pic to the chef, who is a snake nut and who loves to eat snake. He does not speak English, but he told me as best he could this snake is called, "Sing". I looked up some pics, and he looks close to a few of the pics and descriptions I found, so maybe chef is right.

[Blackfish64]

Sorry, I won't be able to leave him alone. I have to open the box at least twice per day to get to my switch. I suppose he will eventually get too big to fit in there anymore and be gone.

[Blackfish64]

And, yes, could be a copperhead. His head had am obvious copper tint to it. I noticed that very clearly as he wiggled about, trying to decide how to get away from me. Likely is a copperhead.

[Blackfish64]

Actually, likely not a copperhead. I remember copperhead try to strike. This guy could easily have bitten my hand that first encounter, but he didn't even try. His only ambition in life was to get away Now!

[Rooo]

Relocate him. Make yourself a noose through a pipe, catch him & put him somewhere else.

[Blackfish64]

I think I will just close off the holes at the bottom of the box where the wires are going through. Some caulking or silicone or whatever is laying around in the tool shed should do nicely. Hard to believe he can even fit through those tiny holes!

[Tywais]

Looks like he is getting in via the wire entry holes. Seal them up with caulking or silicon so he can't get in again.

//edit - can't believe we both typed the exact same idea at the same time.

[Skywalker69]

The red one could be a Copperhead, but I can't be positive.

I did a google search for the black one, and it came up negative.

No idea what the green one could be - rarely seen in Thailand.

*I'm getting my coat.

Copperhead in Thailand, come on! They live in North and Central America.

[Skywalker69]

Yeah, the pics are a touch blurry. Best I could do under the circumstances. He would not be still long enough to let the close up adjust.

The first time I saw him in the box two days ago I did not know he was in there. I stuck my hand in to flip the switch and he sprang out of there like his life depended on it and sped off like lightning once he hit the ground. He didn't try to bite. He was absolutely skittish and wanted nothing to do with me.

Tonight I figured he would be in the box and came up slowly and calm and opened the door as quietly as I could. But still he would have none of it and started making moves to get away immediately.

I showed the pic to the chef, who is a snake nut and who loves to eat snake. He does not speak English, but he told me as best he could this snake is called, "Sing". I looked up some pics, and he looks close to a few of the pics and descriptions I found, so maybe chef is right.

Here for you to compere.

[Blackfish64]

Yeah, the pics are a touch blurry. Best I could do under the circumstances. He would not be still long enough to let the close up adjust.

The first time I saw him in the box two days ago I did not know he was in there. I stuck my hand in to flip the switch and he sprang out of there like his life depended on it and sped off like lightning once he hit the ground. He didn't try to bite. He was absolutely skittish and wanted nothing to do with me.

Tonight I figured he would be in the box and came up slowly and calm and opened the door as quietly as I could. But still he would have none of it and started making moves to get away immediately.

I showed the pic to the chef, who is a snake nut and who loves to eat snake. He does not speak English, but he told me as best he could this snake is called, "Sing". I looked up some pics, and he looks close to a few of the pics and descriptions I found, so maybe chef is right.

Here for you to compere.

That looks like him! Only his head had a reddish tint to it.

[Tywais]

Copperhead in Thailand, come on! They live in North and Central America.

There is but it is referred to as a Copperhead-Racer , a type of rat snake, but no real similarities between it's venomous cousins.

[CharlieH]

The "red one" and "black one" quoted by Chickenlegs was talking about the cables,

"The red one could be a Copperhead, but I can't be positive.

I did a google search for the black one, and it came up negative."

Red = positive, Black = Negative....

not a snake, incase you missed the poor attempt at humor, so the reference to copperhead isnt/wasnt real.

[Skywalker69]

Yeah, the pics are a touch blurry. Best I could do under the circumstances. He would not be still long enough to let the close up adjust.

The first time I saw him in the box two days ago I did not know he was in there. I stuck my hand in to flip the switch and he sprang out of there like his life depended on it and sped off like lightning once he hit the ground. He didn't try to bite. He was absolutely skittish and wanted nothing to do with me.

Tonight I figured he would be in the box and came up slowly and calm and opened the door as quietly as I could. But still he would have none of it and started making moves to get away immediately.

I showed the pic to the chef, who is a snake nut and who loves to eat snake. He does not speak English, but he told me as best he could this snake is called, "Sing". I looked up some pics, and he looks close to a few of the pics and descriptions I found, so maybe chef is right.

Here for you to compere.

That looks like him! Only his head had a reddish tint to it.

They can have small varitions in colour

[Skywalker69]

Copperhead in Thailand, come on! They live in North and Central America.

There is but it is referred to as a Copperhead-Racer , a type of rat snake, but no real similarities between it's venomous cousins.

Ok, I see, as an herpetologist i prefer to use the latin names as they are international.

[Skywalker69]

Here is a picture of the "ornata" I took a few years back not far from my house i Isaan.

[Blackfish64]

Here is a picture of the "ornata" I took a few years back not far from my house i Isaan.

I got some pics of one a couple of weeks ago. He was dangling from my rafter and swallowing a bird.

[chickenslegs]

The "red one" and "black one" quoted by Chickenlegs was talking about the cables,

"The red one could be a Copperhead, but I can't be positive.

I did a google search for the black one, and it came up negative."

Red = positive, Black = Negative....

not a snake, incase you missed the poor attempt at humor, so the reference to copperhead isnt/wasnt real.

And green is Earth (ground)... "rarely seen in Thailand".

What do you have to do to get a laugh around here?

[Skywalker69]

The "red one" and "black one" quoted by Chickenlegs was talking about the cables,

"The red one could be a Copperhead, but I can't be positive.

I did a google search for the black one, and it came up negative."

Red = positive, Black = Negative....

not a snake, incase you missed the poor attempt at humor, so the reference to copperhead isnt/wasnt real.

Funny, really. I must give Chickenlegs a like.

[Skywalker69]

The red one could be a Copperhead, but I can't be positive.

I did a google search for the black one, and it came up negative.

No idea what the green one could be - rarely seen in Thailand.

*I'm getting my coat.

[Skywalker69]

The "red one" and "black one" quoted by Chickenlegs was talking about the cables,

"The red one could be a Copperhead, but I can't be positive.

I did a google search for the black one, and it came up negative."

Red = positive, Black = Negative....

not a snake, incase you missed the poor attempt at humor, so the reference to copperhead isnt/wasnt real.

And green is Earth (ground)... "rarely seen in Thailand".

What do you have to do to get a laugh around here?

Your humor was to clever for the lot of us.

[billphillips]

I think the homespun electrics present more of a threat than the snake. Take care.

[Beetlejuice]

It`s a common rat snake, completely harmless. Frequent visitors here in our garden. They like to get into small dark places, we presently have a nest of them under our garden shed.

Judging that the rat snake in the OP appears to have quite vivid markings, means it`s a young one. They lose most of their patterns as they reach adulthood.

Here is what to do: rat snakes don`t like water. Have a bowl of cold water at the ready. When the snake returns to the electric box again, make it go back onto the ground and then throw the water at it. Guaranteed it will get the hint it`s not wanted and won`t return.