Naja siamensis – Indochinese Spitting Cobra
Of all Thai snakes, the Indochinese Spitting Cobra, Naja siamensis, is by far the snake I ‘fear’ the most to handle. It’s a fast, and agile snake, and a surprisingly fast and accurate spitter!...
Of all Thai snakes, the Indochinese Spitting Cobra, Naja siamensis, is by far the snake I ‘fear’ the most to handle. It’s a fast, and agile snake, and a surprisingly fast and accurate spitter!...
No doubt, the Monocled Cobra, Naja kaouthia is one of Thailand’s most charismatic species, and at the same time one of the most feared snakes amongst the locals. Not strange, as the combination of...
The Reticulated Python, Malayopython reticulatus is another species that is often in the top 5 of most wanted snakes for field herpers coming to Thailand. It is certainly not the rarest of all, but...
In Thailand the Burmese Python, Python bivittatus, is not as common as its longer brother, the Reticulated Python, but it is quite widespread and with luck one might encounter this beautiful species. I have...
The Brongersma’s Blood Python, Python brongersmai is also known as Short-tailed Python. This secretive species is rare to be encountered in the wild. In Southern Thailand they seem a bit more common. But it...
The King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, is the longest venomous snake in the world. Maybe partly due to this title, but also because its common name ‘King Cobra‘ that just couldn’t be more perfect, and...
One of Thailand’s most charismatic viper species is the Siamese Russell’s Viper, Daboia siamensis – also known as the Chain Viper or Eastern Russell’s Viper. Its loud continuous hissing – both while in- and...
When we first found these red-eyed pit vipers on a trip in 2016, they were still an undescribed species from the Trimeresurus albolabris-complex. The clearest difference between the other Trimeresurus albolabris species found in...