Covid Summer 2020: stuck in Thailand
After finishing work for the summer in June 2020 we could not get back to Europe because of Covid restrictions. Instead we used those 5 weeks to have one of our best roadtrips to date in Thailand!
Latest (very short!) trip report: Sea krait islands
I spent some time during the February half-term holidays island-hopping in southern Thailand. This was not a field trip as such but more of a holiday. One delightful bonus was the abundance of yellow-lipped sea kraits (Laticauda colubrina) on some of the smaller islands.
Latest blog post: A rare snake find in peninsular Thailand
In August while on a trip across peninsular Thailand we had an encounter with a snake that is very rarely seen.
That day my friend and local guide Mint had been shown a photograph of a snake from one of the other hiking guides. The photograph showed a…
Matt Wilson
I am a teacher, wildlife photographer and herpetologist. Whenever I can I try to travel and photograph nature, especially amphibians and reptiles.
Recently, I decided that it was time for the website to evolve from The European Amphibian & Reptile Blog to Amphibian & Reptile Travels. This is because I have now started traveling further a field to explore different aspects of my interest in herpetology and therefore the site would need a wider coverage of visits to other places outside of Europe. In addition, I am also interested in almost all other kinds of wildlife but I especially like watching and photographing mammals and birds.
CONTACT: mjwilsonherp1@gmail.com