{"id":28313,"date":"2025-10-26T22:09:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T11:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/?p=28313"},"modified":"2025-10-26T22:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T11:18:40","slug":"hoi-an-snakes-vipers-herping-tour-trip-report-oct-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/zh\/hoi-an-snakes-vipers-herping-tour-trip-report-oct-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoi An Snakes &#038; Vipers Herping Tour \u2013 Trip Report (Oct 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Date: <\/b>October 8, 2025<br \/>\n<b>Time:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tour started at 6:30 PM and finished at 09:00 PM<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Guide(s): <\/b>Ti\u00ean Nguy\u1ec5n &amp; Thanh Phan<br \/>\n<b>Group size: <\/b>2x PAX<br \/>\n<strong>What Tour:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/zh\/hoi-an-snakes-vipers-herping-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoi An Snakes &amp; Vipers: 1-Night Herping Tour<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Wildlife highlights:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reptiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red-neck Keelback (Rhabdophis siamensis), Indochinese Rat Snake (Ptyas korros), Asian Sunbeam Snake (Xenopeltis unicolor), Yellow-spotted Keelback (Fowlea flavipunctata), White-lipped Pit Vipers (Trimeresurus cf. albolabris)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Amphibians:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus), Banded Bullfrogs (Kaloula pulchra), Gunther\u2019s Frogs (Sylvirana cf. guntheri)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Our 1-night Hoi An Herping Tour took place under a clear full-moon sky. It was a challenging condition for spotting snakes, yet the evening still revealed a great variety of key species and targets. Guests Moina and Tam (both new to herping) joined our tour, both hoping for a pit viper as a major target.<\/p>\n<p>The evening began with a quick motorbike ride through Hoi An\u2019s lantern-lit Ancient Town before reaching our first location.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Conditions were dry, but we soon encountered our first <b><i>White-lipped Pit Viper (Trimeresurus cf. albolabris) <\/i><\/b>resting quietly on a mangrove palm near a waterway (a typical encounter with this species). As the night went on, we recorded an impressive total of eight individuals of this species, some coiled on branches while others rested close to the ground and low vegetation.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28318 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/original-3-e1761477270641.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1610\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/original-3-e1761477270641.jpg 1610w, https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/original-3-e1761477270641-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/original-3-e1761477270641-1024x605.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/original-3-e1761477270641-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/original-3-e1761477270641-1536x908.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Besides a great run of pit vipers (the main target of course), we also encounter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>1x Red-neck Keelback (Rhabdophis siamensis)<\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>1x Indochinese Rat Snake (Ptyas korros)<\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>1x Asian Sunbeam Snake (Xenopeltis unicolor)<\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>1x Yellow-spotted Keelback (Fowlea flavipunctata)<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amphibian encounters added to the evening, including <b><i>3x Common Asian Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus), 2x Banded Bullfrogs (Kaloula pulchra),<\/i><\/b> and <b><i>3x Gunther\u2019s Frogs (Sylvirana cf. guntheri).<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Despite the bright moon and dry ground (typically less-than-ideal conditions for activity), the night proved remarkably rewarding. The guests were thrilled to see so many species in their natural<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>habitat, and they appreciated learning how to observe safely and respectfully under guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcontinenttours.com\/zh\/hoi-an-snakes-vipers-herping-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hoi An Herping Tours<\/a> are super popular, both with herpers but also wildlife photographers, tourists and families looking to experience a bit more of Vietnam\u2019s wild side.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Interested in joining us? Feel free to reach out to us, we\u2019re keen to hear from you!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: October 8, 2025 Time: Tour started at 6:30 PM and finished at 09:00 PM Guide(s): Ti\u00ean Nguy\u1ec5n &amp; Thanh Phan Group size: 2x PAX What Tour: Hoi An Snakes &amp; Vipers: 1-Night Herping Tour Wildlife highlights: Reptiles: Red-neck Keelback (Rhabdophis siamensis), Indochinese Rat Snake (Ptyas korros), Asian Sunbeam Snake (Xenopeltis unicolor), Yellow-spotted Keelback (Fowlea 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