Morning Coffee and a Snake

Post by **Danish** » April 23, 2007, 7:53 am

This talking about snakes really scares me. I am blind as a mole, and do not look where I am walking, especially inside the house. I always step on the dogs, but they are used to it, so they move.

I am scared to dead, even by the thought of a snake, and so is my Thai husband, so we would really have a problem if a snake came into the house. I would scream, and demand he took action because he is the man, and he would be just, or even more scared than me.

Post by **SanBorn** » April 23, 2007, 8:58 am

Danish wrote:This talking about snakes really scares me. I am blind as a mole, and do not look where I am walking, especially inside the house. I always step on the dogs, but they are used to it, so they move. I am scared to dead, even by the thought of a snake, and so is my Thai husband, so we would really have a problem if a snake came into the house. I would scream, and demand he took action because he is the man, and he would be just, or even more scared than me.

Nay.........Just avoid the poisonous kinds.

http://siam-info.de/english/snakes_poisonous.html

And get a snake catcher.

http://siam-info.de/english/snake_catcher.html

And prevented by,

http://siam-info.de/english/snake_prevention.html

Post by **polehawk** » April 23, 2007, 1:33 pm

Aye, just be careful of the cobras that can spit venom into your eyes from 3 meters distance away.

http://siam-info.de/english/snakes_naja ... 0siamensis

Then there's the two-headed snakes......

Post by **SanBorn** » April 23, 2007, 2:28 pm

Do Thais eat snakes?

valentine · Post by **valentine** » April 23, 2007, 2:32 pm

SanBorn wrote:Do Thais eat snakes?

Yes. The cobra is a particular favourite. Normally found in restaurants advertising jungle food, and can be seen , live in baskets round the back.
I am convinced Thais eat anything after being offered a stew like dish which I was rather reluctant to try, and with good reason. It turned out to be , cows afterbirth.

Post by **ntvillas2** » April 23, 2007, 2:44 pm

snakes are all over Udon. I have had at least 10 in the last 5 Months All are Dead Now. in the garden or if Building a house look out for snakes in the Blocks or Bricks. i have had a good few Try to Bite.
keep a long stick with a hook if you dont want to kill them and put them over the wall.
Guns are No problems to Shoot Snakes the local Guns Need No licence the rifles 4 foot long.
Ok happy snake Hunting.

Post by **Doc** » April 23, 2007, 3:16 pm

SanBorn wrote:Do Thais eat snakes?

The sad truth of the matter is that Thais will eat anything that doesn't eat them first.

Something called survival that has been passed down from generation to generation...

Post by **BKKSTAN** » April 23, 2007, 3:41 pm

Doc wrote:
SanBorn wrote:Do Thais eat snakes?
The sad truth of the matter is that Thais will eat anything that doesn't eat them first. Something called survival that has been passed down from generation to generation...

WOW,is that why I have never been biten by a Thai?

Post by **Doc** » April 23, 2007, 3:43 pm

BKKSTAN wrote:WOW,is that why I have never been biten by a Thai?

I have been bitten by a few Thai girls.

As long as they try to eat you without using a knife or fire, it can be a wonderful experience. =D> =D>

Post by **Alagrl** » April 23, 2007, 9:36 pm

Even though I'm a "girly-girl" type, I suppose growing up on the coast in semi-tropical climate got me acclimated to snakes. Not that I'm crazy about them (they still give me a start if I come upon one suddenly!). But if I know a snake is non-poisonous, it doesn't bother me to pick it up and move it. If it's poisonous, I give it plenty of room! The snake that worries me the most is the small coral snakes that live in the grass and can be stepped on, and I don't want to hang around long enough to decide whether the stripes are black/yellow/red (individual snake) or black/yellow/black/red (coral).

I do have a large individual snake (5' or so) that lives in the ivy at my house, and I like that it controls the rodents -- just wish I didn't come across its "babies" (6") when I clean out flower beds each spring.

Post by **SanBorn** » April 25, 2007, 4:18 am

ntvillas2 wrote:snakes are all over Udon. I have had at least 10 in the last 5 Months All are Dead Now. in the garden or if Building a house look out for snakes in the Blocks or Bricks. i have had a good few Try to Bite.
keep a long stick with a hook if you dont want to kill them and put them over the wall.
Guns are No problems to Shoot Snakes the local Guns Need No licence the rifles 4 foot long.
Ok happy snake Hunting.

How dare you. Taking food away from Thai people.