Non-Venomous Snakes
Thailand’s non-venomous snakes — pythons, rat snakes, kukri snakes, racers and more. ID photos, range and behaviour, plus what to do if you find one.
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Striped Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis caudolineatus) — Field Notes from Southern Thailand
The Striped Bronzeback is the third of Thailand’s three bronzeback species, sharing a body plan and a fast diurnal lifestyle…
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Blood Python (Python brongersmai) — Southern Thailand’s Short, Stout, Heavy Python
Blood Pythons are short, thick, and surprisingly strong. Python brongersmai is one of the smaller members of the python family…
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Red-Tailed Racer — A Beautiful Find in Southern Thai Forest
The Red-Tailed Racer is one of the most striking non-venomous snakes in Thailand. Gonyosoma oxycephalum (in some recent literature placed…
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Big Burmese Python Found in Phuket — Field Notes
A 4 m Burmese Python was found behind a Phuket guesthouse last month — the kind of headline that sounds…
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Found a New Snake — Is It Oligodon inornatus?
Reader submission: a small snake found in central Thailand that the reader could not identify. Photograph showed a slim, brown-and-black…
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