Thailand Snake Note – Bitten by Snake?

DO YOU KNOW WHICH SNAKE BIT YOU? IF YES, CLICK ONE: Monocled Cobra Spitting Cobra King Cobra Krait Pit Viper Russel’s Viper Coral Snake Red-necked or Other Keelback If you are bitten by a snake in Thailand or anywhere in Southeast Asia: 1. Lay down on the ground and be calm. Many bites – around … Read more

Homalopsis buccata Almost Rips My Finger Off

(Page Updated: 6 September 2016) OK, exaggerating a bit. OK, a lot. There is nothing quite like a bite from a snake, when you’re completely not expecting it. I’ve caught a number of these “Puff Faced Water Snakes” – Homalopsis buccata, and while one bit the tongs, none has ever attempted to strike at me. … Read more

Most Likely Venomous To Bite You? Malayan Pit Viper

The Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) is the venomous (bad) snake that is most likely to bite you. They have the habit of lying in the short or long grass and just waiting for prey to walk by. If human footsteps are coming close – it doesn’t attempt to move, it just sits there. This … Read more