happynthailand Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 this "Bad Boy" is the first one that I've seen around here,think he was after my birds,birds went nuts when they saw him or just came for a look around,after takeing this pictures I turned him loose in the woods down from the house.
DILLIGAD Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Watch out for the Banded Krait. Luckily, I've only seen one too!
happynthailand Posted July 22, 2015 Author Posted July 22, 2015 yea,found banded krait(yellow & black bands) about 6 months after moveing into your house almost picked him up,at the time I didn't know what kind snake it was,it was just laying there not moveing
DILLIGAD Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 yea,found banded krait(yellow & black bands) about 6 months after moveing into your house almost picked him up,at the time I didn't know what kind snake it was,it was just laying there not moveing You moved into my house?
SantiSuk Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 The flaring on the neck - is that cos you gave him a good squashing there, or is that natural? If that is a natural flaring you might have got yourself a young King Cobra - in which case he is just as dangerous* as a banded krait, though not quite as exotic looking. If there is no natural flaring then your boy could be a common rat snake (did his head dart form side to side when in natural motion?). Can bite, but non-venomous. [i don't claim to be an expert - I recently signed up for a free eBook about Thai snakes from http://www.thailandsnakes.com, which I can heartily recommend to anyone that would move towards a snake (tentatively of course) rather than run away from one!] *The king cobra is the largest venomous snake in the world. It acts differently than other snakes. It moves slowly and deliberately, even when fleeing humans. Often it will ignore humans as if they weren’t there at all as it goes about foraging for prey. The bite from a king cobra can transfer up to 7 ml. of venom, a massive amount, and enough to kill an elephant. I have heard stories second hand of two persons dying from king cobra bites. Both were dead within ten minutes. This is not a snake to mess with, even if you think you know what you’re doing. {extract courtesy thailandsnakes.com}
happynthailand Posted July 23, 2015 Author Posted July 23, 2015 That snake is a "brown cobra",at least thats what they tell me
NickJ Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 The cobras I have had in my yard are a lot darker. My vote is rat snake.......
SantiSuk Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 The cobras I have had in my yard are a lot darker. My vote is rat snake....... Maybe in your yard. Nonetheless, "Photos of Common Thailand Snakes" e-Book notes that King Cobras come in "Colors - black, brown, or yellow ... ". The excellent photos that Happyinthailand took look very much like the picture in that book and rat snakes don't appear to have neck flaring (which becomes the hood when standing erect). Let's not fall out over it ..... but maybe treat a brown one as a potential cobra if one should show up in your yard!
bergen Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 It's not a King, and it's not a rat snake . It looks like an Isaan spitting cobra, which I've seen a few times during the years I've been here!
cornishcarlos Posted July 23, 2015 Posted July 23, 2015 Actually some great photos, normally we get blurred or squashed snakes Just exercise caution with all snakes unless you are 100% sure it is harmless. As noted, most types of snakes can come in a variety of colors, so body shape/head shape are big identifiers.
happynthailand Posted July 24, 2015 Author Posted July 24, 2015 ok,received this inof about 1 hour ago when I find a snake I take a picture of the snake an send the picture to Vern,and get a fast answer back[email protected] One of the cobras - possibly a spitting cobra. Hard to say exactly, but do be careful! Cheers, Vern L. 10:54 AM (43 minutes ago)
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