The Kukri Den

The Kukri Den Captive breeding of the genus Oligodon.

Oligodon octolineatus just chillin' 😎
05/07/2025

Oligodon octolineatus just chillin' 😎

Oligodon purpurascens 'Fable' morph, growing on nicely 🥰
05/07/2025

Oligodon purpurascens 'Fable' morph, growing on nicely 🥰

You can't see me 🫣Oligodon octolineatus
06/05/2025

You can't see me 🫣

Oligodon octolineatus

Surveying the room 🧐Oligodon purpurascens 'Fable' morph.
06/05/2025

Surveying the room 🧐

Oligodon purpurascens 'Fable' morph.

Slowly but surely getting braver in my presence 😍
26/04/2025

Slowly but surely getting braver in my presence 😍

Oligodon ancorus predation video.
24/04/2025

Oligodon ancorus predation video.

14/04/2025

Finally managed to get a shot of our 'Fable' morph Oligodon purpurascens feeding.

Been with us a good number of months now, and although incredibly shy, is doing very well.

Wild caught - East Java, Indonesia.

Our 'undescribed' Sumatran Oligodon species is particularly shy, but we managed to get a quick snap before it disappeare...
30/03/2025

Our 'undescribed' Sumatran Oligodon species is particularly shy, but we managed to get a quick snap before it disappeared in a flash.

Will 2025 see us adding more of this species to our collection? We certainly hope so!

Duck egg and chicken gizzard banquet for one of our Oligodon purpurascens 'Tioman Island' red form.
25/03/2025

Duck egg and chicken gizzard banquet for one of our Oligodon purpurascens 'Tioman Island' red form.

It's not often that purpurascens allow themselves to be observed like this, and even rarer that I can get a photo before...
01/03/2025

It's not often that purpurascens allow themselves to be observed like this, and even rarer that I can get a photo before they dart back under cover. This is just one of our 'browns' from Java, and an incredibly beautiful creature 😍

Found an old paper on my bookshelf, thought it may be of interest to some. First 7 pictures are in the original German ...
21/02/2025

Found an old paper on my bookshelf, thought it may be of interest to some. First 7 pictures are in the original German language, last 7 pictures are a google translation in to English.

Mertens, Robert. 1969. Über die Variabilität der Achtstreifennatter, Oligodon octolineatus. Senckenbergiana Biologica. 50 (5/6): 339-345

Just picked up yet another pair of purpurascens, from Terraria Houten. Wasn't planned, but couldn't say no to a great p...
16/02/2025

Just picked up yet another pair of purpurascens, from Terraria Houten. Wasn't planned, but couldn't say no to a great price. Many thanks to Revaj Reptiles, who had a table full of superb species.

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