Keeled Rat Snake (Ptyas carinata) (Page Updated: 5 June 2022) Thais say: Ngoo noo Length: These snakes can reach almost 4 meters in length, though they are much more common at the 2 meter length. Range: In Thailand the keeled rat snake is found all over the country. I have found them in Krabi, Surat, and the Sisaket … Read more
These are great snakes. They get big. This one is 2.75m. This is another one that hasn’t calmed down since being caught. They are rat snakes, so that’s what they prefer. Unfortunately we don’t see many rats around this area so I couldn’t catch one to feed it to him if I wanted to. If … Read more
Just uploaded this to Youtube (www.youtube.com/user/thaipulsedotcom). My other account for snakes, but I’m too lazy to login there to post it is – www.youtube.com/user/thailandsnakes. Ptyas carinata, a common Thailand snake:
I found a lovely specimen of the Ptyas carinata snake on the way down a mountain this evening. It was about 6:45 pm and the sun had set 15 minutes before. I was running down the steps and took a few seconds to breathe – when I saw the snake on some limestone rocks beside … Read more