Bali Reptile Rescue

Bali Reptile Rescue

Free Reptile Removal and Rescue Service 24hour

0821 4638 0270

 

 

 Snakes Commonly Found in Bali

 

 As our photography improves we will add better photos

............... 

 

White Lipped Green Pit Viper.. Venomous and will defend itself vigorously.

Usually found in trees but quite happy in cupboards etc

Spitting Cobra... Very venomous and should not be approached as very defensive if attacked. They can spit venom and hit you in the eyes every time from a distance of 2 metres resulting in a lot of pain and temporary blindness. Mostly seen as green but some are almost black in colour. Most of the time they do not flare their hoods so this can make casual identification difficult. Usually found at ground level but can climb quite actively when chased. Often live in old rat holes etc so its a good idea to fill any holes you find around your garden. The one in the third photo had his home in the middle of a water feature and was quite comfortable in there

 

 

King Cobra. Largest of the cobra family and potentially deadly if provoked. The biggest we have relocated in Bali was 3.6metres. These magnificent snakes are probably highly endangered now as reports of them are becoming few and far between 

 

Bungarus candidus

Banded Krait...Possibly the most deadly snake here.. We have never seen one longer than 1000mm but there are reports of larger ones in Java... These are rarely seen but have definitely caused deaths in Bali

The one in this picture is the most commonly seen colour but others are nearly jet black with no white 

 

Boiga Dendrophila

 Gold Ringed Mangrove snake are mildly venomous very attractive snakes of no danger to humans but will defend themselves strongly. As shown here they are not just black and gold but also come in black with white rings and there are also red and gold ones in Java

Ptyas Mucosus
Rat Snake

 Absolutely harmless 

Checkered

 

Checkered keelback

Harmless and usually found in or near water

Wolf Snake (Lycodon capucinus)

This beautiful little snake moves very quickly but only grows to about 60cm

 These are harmless Tree Snakes commonly brought home by cats

                                              Vine Snake



Reticulated Pythons can reach over 4 metres in Bali but are harmless to humans and will only bite if attacked or provoked

This lovely snake is a sunbeam snake and is absolutely harmless

Usually less than 1 metre in length and most commonly seen in or near water

 There are many more to add to here as we get reasonable photos

 Brown coloured vine or whip snake, very uncommon colour in Bali

(Ramphotyphlops braminus) blindsnake, wire snakes, worm snakes
Body length up to 175 mm, but rarely longer than 15 cm. and mostly about 10 cm or less.

Ular cicak belang/white.banded wolf snake/Lycodon subcinctus.
(Non-venomous)
Order :Squamata
Suborder :Serpentes
Family :Colubridae
Genus :Lycodon
Species :Lycodon subcinctus
Other name :Malayan Banded Wolf Snake
Total length :Maximum 90 cm.

Common Names: Yellow Striped Ratsnake, Malayan Black Tailed Racer
Scientific Name: Coelognathus flavolineatus

.Typical markings on the head and neck.
.Close-up of the same specimen showing the arrangement of dark stripes on the head and neck.
.Full body shot showing the yellow vertebral stripe and the posterior two-thirds of the body which is dark grey to black.


Family : COLUBRIDAE
Species : Coelognathus flavolineatus
Maximum Size : 1.8 metres

                                  Ular siput (Pareas carinatus)
                                  

                                               Rat Snake (Ptyas korros)

                                   

   Boiga Cynodon

             Javan keelback water snake (Xenochrophis melanozostus)
 The species was previously included within the widespread species   Xenochrophis piscator

                 Spotted keelback (Rhabdophis chrysargos)Non venomous

The most important thing to understand about snakes is that they do not attack unless provoked.    Most bites come from people either seeing a snake and trying to kill it or from standing on a snake