Wildlifeof Thailand
Purple Kukri Snake
Colubridae
Photo: Ian Dugdale (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Oligodon purpurascens
Basic stats
Diet
Reptile eggs and small animals
Habitat
Lowland forest
Range
Malay Peninsula and Greater Sundas
This robust forest-floor Oligodon has a purplish-brown ground colour crossed by darker markings (Reptile Database). It is Nationally Least Concern (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Purple Kukri Snake eat?
- Reptile eggs and small animals
- What habitat does the Purple Kukri Snake live in?
- Lowland forest
- Where is the Purple Kukri Snake found?
- Malay Peninsula and Greater Sundas