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====== Thai Bamboo Ratsnake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi) Care Guide ======

{{ snakes:1280px-gfp-red-mountain-racer.jpg?400|Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi, Author: Yinan Chen}}

//The Thai Bamboo Ratsnake is a striking red-and-black banded ratsnake native to the montane forests of Thailand. It remains relatively small and is known by many common names such as the red mountain racer, red bamboo snake, and black-banded trinket snake((
[[https://www.ashevillewildside.com/coxi#:~:text=reptile%20magazines%2C%20calendars%20and%20displayed,elevation%20tropical%20hillsides%20of%20Vietnam|ashevillewildside.com]]
)). This care guide provides comprehensive information for keeping this shy, cool-climate species in captivity.//

===== Summary (Quick Reference) =====

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===== Taxonomy and Common Names =====

=== Scientific Name: ===

//Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi//. This snake is a subspecies of //Oreocryptophis porphyraceus//, commonly known as the **bamboo ratsnake** or **red bamboo snake**. Oreocryptophis is a monotypic genus (only one species) formerly included in the genus Elaphe((
[[https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/oreocryptophis-porphyracea#:~:text=Oreocryptophis%20porphyraceus%20is%20a%20rat,was%20formerly%20placed%20in%20Elaphe|thainationalparks.com]]
)). There are six recognized subspecies in the O. porphyraceus complex across Asia((
[[https://www.ashevillewildside.com/coxi#:~:text=dry%20tropical%20woodland%20in%20eastern,under%20debris%20along%20the%20forest|ashevillewildside.com]]
))((
[[https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/oreocryptophis-porphyracea#:~:text=Subspecies%20Geographic%20range%20O,Myanmar%3B%20Nepal%3B%20China%2C%20Thailand%2C%20Vietnam|thainationalparks.com]]
)), and //O. p. coxi// refers specifically to the Thai population.

=== Family: ===

Colubridae (the colubrid snakes)((
[[https://www.ashevillewildside.com/coxi#:~:text=Suborder%3A%C2%A0Serpentes|ashevillewildside.com]]
)). Like other colubrids, it is an active hunter.

=== Common Names: ===

**Thai bamboo ratsnake**, **red bamboo ratsnake**, **red bamboo snake**, **Thai red mountain racer**, //red mountain ratsnake//, **black-banded trinket snake**((
[[https://www.ashevillewildside.com/coxi#:~:text=reptile%20magazines%2C%20calendars%20and%20displayed,elevation%20tropical%20hillsides%20of%20Vietnam|ashevillewildside.com]]
))((
[[https://reptichip.com/blogs/animals/thai-bamboo-rat-snake?srsltid=AfmBOorZmlbXtbjfNT0nM2N_exut-BTXz5PcrLG6hFUJnnZBi6YioxOv#:~:text=Common%20Name|reptichip.com]]
)). In the pet trade it’s often just called “coxi” for short. In Thai it is known as //ngu thang maphao daeng//, meaning “red bamboo snake”((
[[https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/oreocryptophis-porphyracea#:~:text=In%20Thai%3A%20%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%87%2C%20ngu%20thang,maphao%20daeng|thainationalparks.com]]
)).

=== Description: ===

Adults are small and slender, typically 80–100 cm in length (about 2.5–3.5 ft), with females occasionally up to ~120 cm((
[[https://aminoapps.com/c/reptiles/page/item/thai-bamboo-ratsnake-coxi-care-guide/wKb6_b2MHpIW5DZdq06BpewolM3qagwJ8qx#:~:text=ENCLOSURE%2FSIZE%3A|aminoapps.com]]
))((
[[https://reptichip.com/blogs/animals/thai-bamboo-rat-snake?srsltid=AfmBOorZmlbXtbjfNT0nM2N_exut-BTXz5PcrLG6hFUJnnZBi6YioxOv#:~:text=Size|reptichip.com]]
)). They have a brilliant red to orange base color with bold jet-black bands or stripes, and a black stripe through the eye and along the head. Unlike some other ratsnakes, juveniles look similar to adults in pattern and color (the wild-type coxi hatchlings are brightly colored, not drab). This vivid coloration likely helps them camouflage among leaf litter and bamboo while also warning off predators by mimicking more dangerous species((
[[https://reptichip.com/blogs/animals/thai-bamboo-rat-snake?srsltid=AfmBOorZmlbXtbjfNT0nM2N_exut-BTXz5PcrLG6hFUJnnZBi6YioxOv#:~:text=Thailand%2C%20particularly%20in%20the%20northern,predators%2C%20signaling%20its%20potential%20danger|reptichip.com]]
)).

==== DATA ====

<data snake>
Common Name*: Thai bamboo ratsnake, red bamboo ratsnake, red bamboo snake, Thai red mountain racer, red mountain ratsnake, black-banded trinket snake
Scientific Name: Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Oreocryptophis
Species: porphyraceus
Subspecies: coxi
</data>