Snakes

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ElPerroGrande

13-Nov-2007 09:07
Posts: 121

Snakes

Hello all,

Can you tell me where the best place to see sea snakes and land based snakes (in the wild) I went to Koh Pgan Nan and only saw a cobra and a small unidentified thing that was in our room.

I have never seen a sea snake before and would love to see some.

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girllrig

13-Nov-2007 11:38
Posts: 2,722

koh phangan and koh chang (near trat) are the two places i have seen the most snakes in thailand.... i saw a sea snake in koh phangan, it was tiny... found out later on they are super poisonous.

donmichelle

13-Nov-2007 16:21
Posts: 50

I saw a banded sea snake about 60cm long while snorkelling in a quiet area of Maya Bay (near the entrance away from the the 'beach")
Phi Phi Lei Island.
It was cool but quite scary at the same time.

onomataho

13-Nov-2007 18:19
Posts: 287

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I saw a nice sea snake on a snorkel trip out to Koh Ha near Koh Lanta...watched it swim to the surface and grab some air.

From what I've read, sea snake bites are extemely rare due to the small size of their mouths.

My friends tell me there are "many, many" snakes in the Isaan countryside. You might want to go to the King Cobra "village" north of Khon Kaen and ask them where they find their new "residents."

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dearsirsam

13-Nov-2007 19:01
Posts: 707

Heaps of banded sea snakes in Fiji...only have seen one or two in Malaysia and never one in Gulf of Thailand...oh wait, maybe once. Or it might have been a land snake swimming, looked more like a python. PLenty of green tree snakes on Pha Ngan, the occasional python or cobra.

limbo1

13-Nov-2007 21:07
Posts: 616

There are loads of sea snakes in the Gulf, best place to see them is at Ang Thon National Marina Park, near Samui.

Have seen sea snakes on a regular base at Sail Rock, swimming at the surface.

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Lem

14-Nov-2007 03:52
Posts: 495

saw a sea snake (banded krait I think) snorkelling off long beach, Phi Phi once.

limbo1

14-Nov-2007 06:03
Posts: 616

PP has tons of nakes, there's even a well hidden 'snake cave', only for those who aren't easily scared by sea snakes.

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ElPerroGrande

03-Dec-2007 21:54
Posts: 121

I think that would rules me out then!

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