Our new herping spot is proving to be incredibly diverse and every time we visit it we discover something new. The snakes have definitely been the highlight for me and so far we’ve seen 4 new species. Here are some of my favourite snake pictures.
This vibrant Red-necked Keelback (Rhabdophis subminiatus)
This lovely White-spotted Slug-eating Snake (Pareas margaritophorus)
This beautifully striped Laotian Wolf Snake (Lycodon laoensis)
Banded Kukri Snake (Oligodon fasciolatus)
The deadly Malayan Krait (Bungarus candidus)
The harmless look-alike, the Common Bridled snake (Dryocalamus davisonii)
Thanks again to Carly for being my herping companion. Even though this location really creeps her out she still comes out herping with me. As well as being quite adept at spotting snakes she has also turned her hand to photography. All the pictures above were taken by her, and I think you can agree they are quite stunning.
Nick's Wild Life 
Love these shots – the Kukri is especially cool because I haven’t seen one with that coloration before… keep it up!
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Beautiful animals, as snakes always are. How does one tell the difference between a Malayan Krait and a Common Bridled snake?
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The Bridled snakes are longer and thinner than kraits in apperance and their bands fade to the mottled pattern that you can see in the second picture. The problem is there are many wolf snakes that imitate the Malayan Krait and the similar many banded krait.
I wrote a little about the mimics here https://nickswildlife.org/2017/06/29/my-first-krait/
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Yea, the wolf snake and the kraits are nearly impossible to tell apart. I guess the best thing to do is to keep one’s distance from both species, just to be safe.
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Yes, thats always a good idea. I’ve made it my policy not to handle black and white striped snakes here.
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