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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Helfenberg’s Racer (Orthriophis taeniurus helfenbergeri) — A Krabi Forest Specialist
Helfenberg’s Racer is a name most Thai snake-watchers have never heard. Orthriophis taeniurus helfenbergeri is one of the southern subspecies…
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Keeled Slug Snake (Pareas carinatus) — The Snake That Eats Snails
The Keeled Slug Snake is one of the most genuinely strange snakes in Thailand. Pareas carinatus belongs to a small…
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Common Painted Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis pictus) — Fast, Diurnal, Harmless
The Common Painted Bronzeback is the snake people see flicking through their garden hedge in the morning before they have…
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Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator) — Mildly Venomous, Rarely Dangerous
If we had to pick the snake we run into most often around Thai rice paddies, drainage canals and slow-moving…
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White Bellied Rat Snake
White Bellied Rat Snake (Ptyas fusca) Thai: ngoo sing thai Length: up to 290 cm Description: Fusca comes from…
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