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Non-Venomous Snakes
Wall’s Bronzeback / Blue Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis cyanochloris) — The Flash of Blue
Wall’s Bronzeback is the bronze-and-blue tree snake people remember after they have seen one inflate. Dendrelaphis cyanochloris is one of…
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Non-Venomous Snakes
Javan File Snake (Acrochordus javanicus) — The Wrinkly Aquatic Constrictor
The Javan File Snake looks like nothing else in Thai waters. Acrochordus javanicus is a heavy-bodied, fully aquatic, non-venomous constrictor…
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Non-Venomous Snakes
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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Non-Venomous Snakes
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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Non-Venomous Snakes
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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