Oligodon jintakunei, also known commonly as Jintakune's kukri snake and the Krabi kukri snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
The specific name, jintakunei, is in honor of Thai herpetologist Piboon Jintakune.[1]
O. jintakunei is found in southern peninsular Thailand, in Krabi Province.
The preferred natural habitat of O. jintakunei is forest.
The holotype of O. jintakunei has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of, plus a tail length of . Its coloration (in ethanol) is as follows. Dorsally, it is dark brown, with narrow whitish crossbands, 11 on the body, plus 3 on the tail. Ventrally, it is whitish. The top of the head is beige.[2]
Although a forest-dwelling species, O. jintakunei is not arboreal, but instead it is terrestrial.
O. jintakunei is oviparous.