


Wagler's pit viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)

Oldham's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus oldhami)

Phuket stream toad (Ansonia phuketensis)

Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)

White-lipped frog (Chalcorana eschatia)

Phuket horned dragon (Acanthosaura phuketensis)

Mock viper (Psammodynastes pulverulentus)

Male Wagler's pit viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)

Black-barred keelback (Rhabdophis nigrocinctus)

Blandford's flying dragon (Draco blandfordi)

Phuket pit viper (Trimeresurus phuketensis)
Spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa)

Blood python (Python brongersmai)
Dumeril's monitor (Varanus dumerilii)


Keeled rat snake (Ptyas carinata)

Water monitor (Varanus salvator)

Radiated rat snake (Coelognathus radiata)

Mangrove pit viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)

Zebra-tailed bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus zebraicus)

Slow loris (Nycticebus coucang)

Juvenile green cat snake (Boiga cyanea)

Laotian wolf snake (Lycodon laoensis)
Elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)

Marine file snake (Acrochordus granulatus)

Monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia)
Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)

Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus)

Beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venustus)
Throughout our time in Krabi, we will be staying at an all-time favourite resort situated far from the city at the base of the limestone karst formations. There will be a restaurant with wifi and diverse food options served morning-to-evening, on top of 24 hour access to high-quality herping. Even within the bungalows, common wolf snakes (Lycodon capucinus) and golden flying snakes (Chrysopelea ornata) are often found, with mangrove cat snake (Boiga melanota) a regular sight along the stream beside the restaurant.


Perak horned toad (Xenophrys aceras)

Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi fucatus)

Thai warty frog (Theloderma horridum)

David Bowie's huntsman spider (Heteropoda davidbowie)

Sumatran cobra (Naja sumatrana)

Lekagul's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus lekaguli)

White-spotted cat snake (Boiga drapiezii)

Dark-headed cat snake (Boiga nigriceps)

White-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus cf. albolabris)

Blunt-headed slug snake (Aplopeltura boa)

Beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venusuts)

Red-headed krait (Bungarus flaviceps)

Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni)


Mangrove pit viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)

Water monitor (Varanus salvator)
Yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)

Yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina)

Small-spotted coral snake (Calliophis maculiceps)

Mangrove pit viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)

Snake Island

Our resort with a private beach.


Limestone eyelash pit viper (Trimeresurus ciliaris)

Abbott's angle-headed lizard (Gonocephalus abbotti)

Abbott's angle-headed lizard (Gonocephalus abbotti)

Red-tailed pipe snake (Cylindrophis ruffus)

Mangrove cat snake (Boiga melanota)

Rufous-backed kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa)

Great angle-headed lizard (Gonocephalus grandis)

"black" tokay gecko (Gekko sp.)

Brown kukri snake (Oligodon purpurascens)

Cinnamon frog (Nictyxalus pictus)

White-bellied rat snake (Ptyas fusca)

Smith's green-eyed gecko (Gekko smithii)

Giant pond turtle (Heosemys grandis)

Triangle keelback (Xenochrophis trianguligerus)

Sunbeam snake (Xenopeltis unicolor)

Malaysian blue coral snake (Calliophis bivirgata flaviceps)

Thale Ban

Our bungalows, situated beside the natural lake.


Ridley's cave racer (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi)

Giant river toad (Phrynoidis asperum)

Banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)

Bengkulu cat snake (Boiga bengkuluensis)

Striated bronzeback (Dendrelaphis striatus)

Bocourt's mud snake (Subsessor bocourti)

Jasper cat snake (Boiga jaspidea)

Tentacled snake (Erpeton tentaculatum)

Twin-barred flying snake (Chrysopelea pelias)

Dog-toothed cat snake (Boiga cynodon)

Mangrove cat snake (Boiga melanota)

Blunt-headed slug snake (Aplopeltura boa)

Our bungalows are barely visible amongst tall dipterocarp trees.

The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) found in August 2023

Lowland forest filled with snakes.

Dumeril's monitor (Varanus dumerilii)


Thai-peninsula pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi ssp. fucatus)

Butler's wolf snake (Lycodon butleri)

Mountain slug snake (Pareas cf. macularius)

Larut bug-eyed frog (Theloderma asperum)

Sumatran cobra (Naja sumatrana)

Malayan mountain pit viper (Ovophis convictus)
It is the guest's responsibility to meet all entry requirements needed to enter Thailand, including visa procedures and covid requirements. Explore Herpetology can help advise entry requirements. Guests traveling from most countries do not require a visa to visit Thailand for <30 days. Make sure to check the entry requirements for your country before booking.

Rainforest, Trang

Red-headed krait from Satun 2022

Natural lake and boardwalk, Satun

Banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra)

Rare 'annulated' form of Oligodon purpurascens, Trang.

Limestone karst within rice fields, Trang

Bengkulu cat snake from Phatthalung

Limestone-based primary rainforest, Phatthalung

Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) from Satun

Natural lake in Satun

White-bellied rat snake (Ptyas fusca) from Phatthalung

White-spotted cat snake (Boiga drapiezii) from Phuket

Mangrove forest boardwalk, Krabi
Blood python (Python brongersmai)

Dog-toothed cat snake (Boiga cynodon)

Accommodation in Krabi

Green cat snake (Boiga cyanea) from Phuket

Karst limestone mountains, Krabi

Speckle-headed vine snake (Ahaetulla fasciolata), green morph

Limestone karst formations in Krabi

Malayan snail-eating turtle (Malayemys macrocephala)

Juvenile clouded monitor (Varanus nebulosus)

Rainforest waterfall, Trang

White-spotted slug snake (Pareas margaritophorus)

Marten's puddle frog (Occidozyga martensii)

Accommodation on Snake Island
Malayan snail-eating terrapin (Malayemys macrocephala)
Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus)

Wangkulangku's bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus wangkulangkulae)
