Snake Breeds
Thailand snake species (breeds) — full list, photos and identification notes for the snakes you’re most likely to encounter.
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Pope’s Pit Viper (Trimeresurus popeiorum) — Northern Thailand’s Highland Green Viper
Pope’s Pit Viper is the green pit viper most people meet on a hike through the cool, misty hill forests…
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White-Lipped Pit Viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) — Common, Venomous, Hospital-Worthy
The White-Lipped Pit Viper is the green-snake-on-a-branch that most people in Thailand have at some point either seen, photographed or…
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Kanburi Pit Viper (Trimeresurus kanburiensis) — Kanchanaburi Endemic
The Kanburi Pit Viper is one of those species that exists almost entirely on a single limestone hill range in…
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Green Keelback
Green Keelback (Rhabdophis nigrocinctus) The green keelback has a viper like body and glossy looking highly keeled scales. It has…
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Blood Python
Blood Python (Python brongersmai) Thais say: (ngoo lahm pad ped) The Blood Python is medium to large-sized, non-venomous snake species…
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