happydays Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Anyone know what kind of snake this is? It was about 18 inches long & very aggressive. The guys who took it away were very cautious & used a long metal pole with a noose to capture it but they weren’t sure what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgee Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Striped Kukri???? Totally harmless I believe but has teeth! Strange looking creature, almost looks like you have photoshopped a different head on it. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuttodd Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 It looks like it may be shedding its skin. I would be very cautious of snakes in southeast Asia. The only thing I would trust here is a python. Everything else give a wide berth. Even the rattlers here don't have rattles. There are still pit vipers but they don't have any rattles to warn you. There's all kinds of other snakes here that are venomous too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 harmless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, samuttodd said: It looks like it may be shedding its skin. I would be very cautious of snakes in southeast Asia. The only thing I would trust here is a python. Everything else give a wide berth. Even the rattlers here don't have rattles. There are still pit vipers but they don't have any rattles to warn you. There's all kinds of other snakes here that are venomous too. and the pit vipers don't have pits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 It does look like a kukri but I am not sure it is striped kukri. What province are you in? @happydays Kukris : temperamental, not tree-climbing, not venomous but nasty biters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said: 17 minutes ago, samuttodd said: Even the rattlers here don't have rattles. There are still pit vipers but they don't have any rattles to warn you. and the pit vipers don't have pits If they don't have rattles they are not rattlers. Rattlesnakes are a separate sub group found in the Americas. Pit vipers are distinguished by the presence of a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head. - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Old Croc said: If they don't have rattles they are not rattlers. Rattlesnakes are a separate sub group found in the Americas. Pit vipers are distinguished by the presence of a heat-sensing pit organ located between the eye and the nostril on both sides of the head. - Wiki or to be exact The loreal pit is the deep depression, or fossa, in the loreal area on either side of the head in crotaline snakes (pitvipers). It is located behind the nostril and in front of the eye, but below the line that runs between the centers of each. It is the external opening to an extremely sensitive infrared detecting organ. The loreal pit is bordered by lacunal scales. The loreal pit is a thermal regulating system. Pitvipers maintain their temperature of body through loreal pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril sneer Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 thought this was a thread about a farang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Copperhead Racer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydays Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 14 hours ago, Briggsy said: It does look like a kukri but I am not sure it is striped kukri. What province are you in? @happydays Prachuap Khiri Khan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 2 hours ago, happydays said: Prachuap Khiri Khan @canuckamuck has the identification. https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/coelognathus-radiatus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Copperhead, as above... Fast and strike hard. That must be a baby, I've had one i my garage before that was about 1.5m. He was quick ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydays Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Thank you everyone for posting. Yes, seems like a Copperhead, had a look on line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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