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My name is Vern Lovic, Iβm a snake enthusiast living in Southern Thailand. Iβm interested in snakes, other reptiles, and many other wildlife species found in Thailand and across Asia. I enjoy taking photos and videos, but I donβt keep or sell snakes.
I just donβt believe in it. Never did. That doesnβt mean I donβt have friends that keep snakes β I do. I respect othersβ beliefs about the subject, weβre all different!
I added some information here from a number of resources and a lot of my own personal experience.
Note β Some information found on the pages of ThailandSnakes.com will be outdated, and some will be incorrect. Every effort was made to ensure factual information, but as it happens the information contained on these pages is not without error. I am in good company though because I have not found any snake resource to be infallible. If you see something wrong β feel free to let me know so I can change it.
If you need a snake identified post your image or description to our public Facebook group here: Thailand Snakes.
EMAIL βΒ If you want to talk to me about a snake project, herping field trip, eco-photography trip, using images, technical papers, or a visit to Thailand β and also for any EMERGENCY β you can write me at the email below.
I donβt answer snake Identification requests by email.
Cheers!
Vern L.
Hi Vern,
Good Afternoon from Malaysia.
I am a Zoology student from University Malaysia Sarawak. I really like your work in studying about snakes. I will graduate a Bachelorβs degree in Animals Science and Resources in 2018. One of my goals is to do research about amphibians and reptiles especially snakes and publish my own research or books. I will have to take part in internship program starting from June 2017 to August 2017 (3 months). What do i have to do to apply internship at your place regarding my personal details such as resume or cover letter? Or do i need to fill in the form you provided? And can i have your email to attach some files that you want me to send?
I am so excited to start my internship at your place as this is my beginning before start doing my research for my final year project. I hope i will learn a lot of things about snakes species that you have there and continue my master and PhD about reptiles.
Please reply this message at anytime you are free :)
p/s: I am sorry if the request is inappropriate to write here, I could not find your personal email.
The email address is above, on this page.
I previously commented I had seen a banded kraut in Northern Thailand near Ban Muang in Salon Nakhon province. I mistakenly said it was 275 cm long. Should have said 75 cm or about 2.5 feet long.
ah, ok! that makes more sense then β thanks for clarification
Do we earn any qualifications doing this field trip at all?
Iβm not aware of any qualifications in the hobby for field herping. Which qualification were you looking for?
Hello
Iam on holiday at Koh Lipe right now, do you know what kind of snakes are living on this island? I know here is reticle pythons.
Kind regards Lennie
A lot. I donβt have a species list for the island. Maybe you can make one?
I am Stephen, from Africa, Zambia. Here we have serious snakes, very vicious and highly poisonous. We even have the notorious crowing crested cobra which science denies it exists and says itβs a myth. We have it here. It is the largest and longest venomous snake, some attaining a length close to 20 meters. If you are really a snake enthusiaste come to Zambia. I will personally take you to areas unexplored by science and show you live the king of snakes the crowing crested serpent. Itβs territorial. I will take you to itβs marked territory but you dont have to enter or get too close. If you do it will be to your peril. In the night you can hear it crowing like a cockereal. Itβs a marvel. One man who had close encounter with it was so frightened with itβs sight such that he fainted.
FFSβ¦ a 20 meter snake, right? Well, mankind has killed dinosaurs, lions, tigers, polar bears, sharks, and everything else that was once a threat to us. Surely it wouldnβt take more than 20 brave men from Zambia to go root that sucker out and make a trophy of it. Youβd put Zambia on the map, thatβs for sure.
Hi Vern,
Was reading your website today and I believe I read on your site about the young man in Austin TX died from a monocled cobra bite. I lived in Dallas when that happened. Sadly it was a suicide. The snake was found dead not too far away having been run over by a vehicle.
Regards from Colorado