Venomous Snakes of Udon Thani

by **ricks** » August 28, 2011, 2:39 pm

killed a small snake outside my bar last night green with white underside he was stopping customers coming into bar

by **old-timer** » August 31, 2011, 9:38 pm

OT was strolling home from the pub this afternoon and passed by this fella. I was daydreaming as usual and didn't really pay it much attention. Then I realised where in the world I was - I was in the country lane where my place is in Hampshire, England. So I thought it was quite unusual and took this picture to prove I had seen it.

No Idea what it is, other than a snake that had been run over recently. It was still alive and making a bit of a fuss when I left it to the magpies.

OT............ $\:D/$

by **Galee** » September 1, 2011, 10:10 am

It can only be one of two OT. Grass snake or Adder. The white markings on the head are unusual.

by **Astana** » September 1, 2011, 10:28 am

It could be one of the Uk's rarest and shyest snake, the Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) as the white markings are similar but usually black.

See link for comparison http://www.crislis.co.uk/adder/Smooth%20Snake.htm

by **Galee** » September 1, 2011, 11:03 am

I think you are right Astana, I didn't even think about that one as it's so rare. Sad if it is a Smooth Snake as it's the rarest reptile in the UK.

Protection
Due to its rarity, the smooth snake is strictly protected by British and European law which makes it an offence to kill, injure, sell/trade, capture or disturb them or damage or destroy their habitat.

by **Astana** » September 1, 2011, 12:37 pm

It fits the bill alright as it grows up to 70cm long, this snake is grey or grey/brown, with dark spots down the back.

There is also often a dark butterfly-wing shape on the top of its head (even rarer with white I guess) and it is only found in sandy heathland areas (restricted in distribution to Surrey, Dorset, Hampshire and some sand dunes in the north of England).

The smooth snake is harmless to people and pets, as it is not poisonous but sadly not immune to road traffic accidents.

by **Shado** » September 1, 2011, 1:47 pm

Looks quite similar to this photo of a young grass snake. (http://www.123rf.com/photo_7985678_youn ... white.html)

But then again I'm no authority on British snakes or any other kind of serpents.

by **Stevo** » September 1, 2011, 2:12 pm

Looks like a common grass snake to me.. The smooth snake has black markings on it's head/neck, not white.
also looks a bit too long for a smooth snake.

by **Astana** » September 1, 2011, 2:56 pm

This is a good game 'name the snake' take your pick of three or is it a? :lol:

by **old-timer** » September 2, 2011, 12:56 am

Looking at the picture shado posted, I would guess its a grass snake. But that's not unquestionable. We'll have to wait for Dr. Michael's expert opinion.
There is a dense woodland and farmers fields in the surrounding area it was found. No sandy heathland or sand dunes. There is a protected area for newts nearby, although that's probably irrelevant.

OT............... $\:D/$

by **AroyFarang** » September 2, 2011, 6:29 am

old-timer wrote:Looking at the picture shado posted, I would guess its a grass snake. But that's not unquestionable. We'll have to wait for Dr. Michael's expert opinion.
There is a dense woodland and farmers fields in the surrounding area it was found. No sandy heathland or sand dunes. There is a protected area for newts nearby, although that's probably irrelevant.

OT............... $\:D/$

It may not be a coinincidence that the snake you found was near a newt preserve. There main diet is Amphibians and as newts would be in great numbers there its seems to make sense that he was there too and Im sure there are alot more of his friends also.

by **parrot** » September 22, 2011, 8:20 pm

A friend was visiting the past week. I took him to look at a catfish pond in the corner of our yard just after dark. Not far from the pond, we noticed two yellow banded krait mating. The male was on one side of an old netting that was used to keep chickens out....the female was on the other. A few minutes after I took these photos, the male moved to the other side of the net and the female disappeared into the jungle.

I've since googled characteristics of yellow banded kraits and now wish I hadn't.

by **LilRed** » September 23, 2011, 6:16 am

Great shots of a deadly snake. I shared them with daughter, explaining, again, the importance of being aware.

by **charlie** » May 16, 2012, 5:51 am

I know this is a Golden tree Snake and not venomous, but I have never seen this before. The Gekko was too big and must have got stuck in the snakes mouth as it was found later with the gekko in the same position.

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