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The snake that is gentle with humans but deadly to venomous snakes
The iridescent sunbeam snake, found in Vietnam, is harmless to people but hunts and eats venomous snakes such as kraits.
Published: 18/10/2026
The Malayan pit viper: A dangerous venomous snake common in Vietnam, dubbed a "living landmine"
Rather than flee from humans, the Malayan pit viper lies still, ready to strike anyone who comes too close or accidentally steps on it.
Published: 02/10/2026
4 highly venomous snakes most often found on Fansipan
One of them is dubbed "Vietnam's king of warm-blooded prey". Meet four deadly pit vipers that live on Fansipan, Indochina's highest peak.
Published: 01/10/2026
5 remarkable animals that can glide through the air, despite not being birds
From manta-like rays to snakes, squid, frogs and sugar gliders, these animals take to the air even though they aren't birds.
Published: 28/09/2026
How to tell the banded krait from the Malayan krait
Vietnam is home to many highly venomous snakes, notably two "siblings": the banded krait and the Malayan krait. Here's how to tell them apart.
Published: 28/09/2026
The highly venomous Malayan pit viper is easily mistaken for this snake: Here's how to tell them apart
Both belong to the viper family Viperidae, making them easy to confuse. Here are some quick ways to tell them apart.
Published: 25/09/2026
How to tell the king cobra, the common cobra and the oriental rat snake apart
Many accidents happen because people can't tell these snakes apart. Here's how to identify the king cobra, common cobra and rat snake.
Published: 24/09/2026
The highly venomous cobras that live in Vietnam
Four cobra species live in Vietnam, and all of them carry potentially lethal venom. Here is how to recognize them and what to do if you meet one.
Published: 23/09/2026
The truth about Vietnam's strange "tie the girl to the post" bird
Beyond its unusual name, the Indian cuckoo, called "bắt cô trói cột" in Vietnam, has many curious traits.
Published: 05/09/2026
Half frog, half snake, half worm: The bizarre caecilians of Vietnam
Vietnam's 'worm frogs' are legless amphibians so snake-like that many people are startled the first time they see one.
Published: 26/08/2026
Southeast Asia's treasure: A rare animal found in only 9 countries, and good news from Vietnam
The critically endangered Sunda pangolin lives only in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, and is among the world's most trafficked mammals.
Published: 12/08/2026
The harmless snake often mistaken for a deadly venomous one in Vietnam
A small, harmless snake found across Vietnam is often needlessly killed because it is mistaken for a deadly venomous species.
Published: 09/08/2026
Up close with the ultra-rare legless amphibian found in a Vĩnh Long garden
While gardening, a woman in Vietnam's Vĩnh Long province found a caecilian-like amphibian listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book.
Published: 28/07/2026
Rare and unusual animals caught on camera in Vietnam's Động Châu-Khe Nước Trong Nature Reserve
Camera traps have revealed many rare and endangered Red List animals, from Asian black bears to pangolins, in a nature reserve in central Vietnam.
Published: 16/07/2026
Why is the bronze croaker so expensive?
One bronze croaker can earn a fisherman hundreds of millions of VND, so sailors call it a "swimming lump of gold" or "Vietnam's gift from heaven".
Published: 29/06/2026
Vietnam's bizarre, super-tiny worm snake
Easily mistaken for earthworms, Vietnam's tiny worm snakes have scales, a forked tongue, and can reproduce without males.
Published: 21/06/2026
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