Khao Kheow Open Zoo Another patient at Rex's Snake Hospital. This is a Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila), also known as the Gold ringed Cat Snake one of the most beautiful snakes with their ebony bodies and Gold ringed Cat Snake Boiga dendrophila melanota Update on my Wild Caught Boiga Dendrophila Melanota. (Mangrove Snake) : r reptiles Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila), part of the colubridae family (rear fanged) is considered as mildly venomous. Such a spectacular coloured species to work with, incredibly nervous and defensive when intimidated. Footage coming soon Immaculate Western Mangrove Cat snake from my recent Thailand expedition , None of us had been to this region of southern Thailand before, so it was a bit of a mystery what we might encounter along