Wildlifeof Thailand
Ocellated Kukri Snake
Colubridae
Photo: Henrik Bringsøe, James Holden · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Oligodon ocellatus
Basic stats
Diet
Reptile eggs and small animals
Habitat
Forest floor
Range
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
Large eye-like flank blotches distinguish this kukri snake, whose enlarged rear teeth can slit reptile eggs (Reptile Database). It is Nationally Data Deficient (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Ocellated Kukri Snake eat?
- Reptile eggs and small animals
- What habitat does the Ocellated Kukri Snake live in?
- Forest floor
- Where is the Ocellated Kukri Snake found?
- Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam