Dumbastheycome Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 My wife and I went out to check progress on rice farm this morning. A snake that apparently had been located on a patch of dry soil with no vegetation suddenly and repeatedly launched an attack at my wife starting from about 2 metres away. My wife, who has no great fear of snakes, knocked it down twice and on the third time nailed it with the mattock she was carrying. I have tried to find a picture of it online but so far have not found anything that clearly identifies it. My wife tells me it is potentially deadly and being so aggressive I have no doubt as most snakes slip away if not surprised. have attached pics for anyone who can identify it. It is just over 150 cms long and has a reddish tinge at the head and tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 It look like my mother in law on a good day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, ezzra said: It look like my mother in law on a good day... Was that good day when you nearly severed her head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 My twopennywoth - courtesy of Vern Lovic's online snake book "Snakes of Thailand"*. Note that Ptyas Carinatus referred to on the page looks nothing like 'your' snake. Thais often seem to confuse aggressiveness with venomous characteristics. Many reports I've seen over the years report Thai reactions similar to yours on a subject snake that weight of opinion decided in favour of a non-poisonous but definitely combative variety. I'm no expert, so others should not feel backward in coming forward *Was easy to download free from the internet when I did it a few years ago and may still be so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Going with copper head racer, just by size and the fact that it attacked repeatedly.. Non venemous and not dangerous... Thais will generally say every snake is deadly, my wife is the same !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, SantiSuk said: Unfortunately not one of these. Maybe is not clear n my pics but the snake here has two horizontal black stripes running full length of the body on each side on upper back and two smaller on the sides which stop where the taul section is unmarked and pinkish red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Agree with Carlos ^, the behavior you described is typical Radiated Rat Snake/Copperhead Racer. Not venomous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: Going with copper head racer, just by size and the fact that it attacked repeatedly.. Non venemous and not dangerous... Thais will generally say every snake is deadly, my wife is the same !! Yep. Just checked that and its a match. Strange that it was so aggressive when the description suggests would prefer to do the exit. Maybe it has eggs or about to. My wife is usually about right with snakes as to dangerous or not. She did not actually want to kill it but because it kept at her she did. They are venomous enough to need a hospital visit it says. She has often been called on to remove snakes from peoples houses because she has no great fear, just caution. But paradoxically she is paranoid in the extreme of caterpillars ! lol Thanks for the id. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I think its a 2part fly head and its racing days are over and I would be in pieces long before the snake ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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