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Common Malayan Racer or Black Copper Rat Snake

Elaphe flavolineata

Description:

Small and slender snake. I am pretty sure it is a juvenile. About 40/50 cm long. It had spots on its side and a yellow stripe along the length of its body. When I released it it was VERY fast! Not at all agressive. I have looked on Google for a picture of this snake, but can not find one similar. The guard said it was a Ngoo Sing (which is a ratsnake).

Habitat:

We found it in the classroom, in a school set between the rubber trees and close to the jungle. Phuket Thailand

Notes:

This small snake was found in a classroom where some rabbits were kept! It could not make its escape on the smooth linoleum floor, to slippery! We caught it and put it in the butterfly basket?!?! When I was finished taking pictures I released it in the rubber tree farm (and took some more pictures) It was soooo beautiful!

1 Species ID Suggestions

Gopal murali
Gopal murali 11 years ago
Yellow Striped Ratsnake,Black-tailed Trinket snake
Coelognathus flavolineatus Elaphe.info — die Kletternatternseite


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3 Comments

East End aka Lorelei
East End aka Lorelei 12 years ago

Great series! I agree, wonderful story.

Muckpuk
Muckpuk 12 years ago

Thank you Alice!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Lovely story to go with your pictures!

Muckpuk
Spotted by
Muckpuk

Thailand

Spotted on Mar 30, 2012
Submitted on Apr 2, 2012

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