Snakes in garden

[p414]

I have 2possibly3 golden green snakes nesting in a wall in my garden..one shed a skin app1.5 metres long..

 

How can I get rid of them?

 

[worgeordie]

Why would you ? , leave them alone and they will leave you alone,

beautiful animals like that ,why would you want rid of them. I cannot

understand some folks on here they want to get rid of everything that's

in their space , rats ,mosquitoes , venomous snakes OK , but .......

 

regard worgeordie

 

 

 

[sirineou]

This first one is free,

You need to get a mongoose!

but advice on how to get rid of the mongoose will cost you 

 

or do as we do, get a bunch of dogs as we did. I pity the fool (snake) that would come into our property.

And as it happens , I have a couple of dogs I would be willing to part with. 

Free!! and I deliver. 

Or you could try, something like this. (but I still like the Mongoose idea)

also look for snake repellent on Lazada. 

[Rimmer]

We often get golden tree snakes, Black spitting cobras, red necked keelbacks and yesterday a rare Kukri snake in the garden. 

We  use the pool net on a pole to capture them and throw them over the wall, my misses is getting very good at it ????

[n00dle]

why would a non-venomous snake be a concern. They keep the rodent population in check. 

[p414]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:30 AM, sirineou said:

This first one is free,

You need to get a mongoose!

but advice on how to get rid of the mongoose will cost you 

 

or do as we do, get a bunch of dogs as we did. I pity the fool (snake) that would come into our property.

And as it happens , I have a couple of dogs I would be willing to part with. 

Free!! and I deliver. 

Or you could try, something like this. (but I still like the Mongoose idea)

also look for sane repellent on Lazada. 

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Thanks for the advice...I will try the wood vinegar...As I have shrubs and trees that need pruning I do not want to get bitten by any snake, poisonous or not.

[KhunBENQ]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:17 AM, p414 said:

How can I get rid of them?

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Don't deal with them, no chemicals etc.

If you want them to be relocated/released the "Civil Defence Volunteers" can be called (you have a neighbor to call them?).

https://www.facebook.com/PattayaCivilDefenceVolunteer/

 

 

(stolen from a popular Pattaya vlogger)

 

[worgeordie]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:33 AM, p414 said:

 

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You are obviously scared of snakes, Golden tree snakes ,would rather flee very

quickly than confront you in any way.,rear fanged, if you were ever bitten , no

worse than bee sting .more chance of winning the lottery....

regards worgeordie

 

[KhunBENQ]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:40 AM, worgeordie said:

You are obviously scared of snakes,

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Me too I simply can't recognize them as harmless or not.

Asking a (Thai) neighbor for help/advise is probably step 1.

[Salerno]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:31 AM, Rimmer said:

We  use the pool net on a pole to capture them and throw them over the wall, my misses is getting very good at it ????

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How does the neighbour feel about it? ????

 

[Rimmer]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:45 AM, Salerno said:

How does the neighbour feel about it? ????

 

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Ohh.... We have no neighbors just jungle, snakes, animals, monitor lizards,  tapioca plants and trees, nearest house is a long long walk away.

[Salerno]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:52 AM, Rimmer said:

Ohh.... We have no neighbors just jungle, snakes, animals, monitor lizards,  tapioca plants and trees, nearest house is a long long walk away.

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Figured that from previous posts but was hoping you where going to reply "It appears p414 isn't too happy about it" 555

[Rimmer]

 

Here is a picture of my misses holding a Golden Tree Snake before it went over the wall, she wouldn't do that with the cobras though.... 

 

[Rimmer]

This is one of our cobras and shows how to use the net on a snake, a flat pool net or a piece of plywood is slid under the net to close it then turned upside down and it's escorted off the premises

 

[Salerno]

  On 2/3/2023 at 5:01 AM, Rimmer said:

Here is a picture of my misses holding a Golden Tree Snake before it went over the wall, she wouldn't do that with the cobras though.... 

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Pretty cool having all that nature passing through, even the cobras.

[Rimmer]

  On 2/3/2023 at 5:10 AM, Salerno said:

Pretty cool having all that nature passing through, even the cobras.

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Yes and we NEVER kill anything, they all have a place in this world  ????

[Salerno]

  On 2/3/2023 at 5:14 AM, Rimmer said:

Yes and we NEVER kill anything, they all have a place in this world  ????

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So glad to hear, kudos, hate it when people panic and go straight into "kill it mode" even for such things as spiders. Personally I'm a "if not doing any harm or has potential to harm" then leave the critters to do their thing. If they can do harm then help them on their way.

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:28 AM, worgeordie said:

Why would you ?

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His choice, he doesn't have to justify it.

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:28 AM, worgeordie said:

beautiful animals like that ,why would you want rid of them. I cannot

understand some folks on here they want to get rid of everything that's

in their space , rats ,mosquitoes , venomous snakes OK

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Some animals are "beautiful animals" but others aren't, including the venomous golden green tree snake?  Isn't that subjective, yet you're deciding which animals he should find beautiful enough, in your opinion, to remain in his garden?

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:32 AM, n00dle said:

why would a non-venomous snake be a concern. They keep the rodent population in check. 

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The golden tree snake is venomous, albeit not dangerously so to humans.

[Furioso]

Suggested movie title: "Snakes in my Garden!"

[dingdongrb]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:40 AM, worgeordie said:

........ no worse than bee sting .more chance of winning the lottery....

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You do realize that folks die every year from bee sting, don't you?

[MartinL]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:52 AM, Rimmer said:

 

Ohh.... We have no neighbors just jungle, snakes, animals, monitor lizards,  tapioca plants and trees, nearest house is a long long walk away.

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Sounds like the sort of place I'd like.

[n00dle]

  On 2/3/2023 at 5:36 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

not dangerously so to humans.

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pedant

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 2/3/2023 at 5:55 AM, n00dle said:

  On 2/3/2023 at 5:36 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

not dangerously so to humans.

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pedant

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Hey, steady on, I've been awarded badges!  But, anyway, I'm 100% correct, yes? 

A snake is either venomous or it isn't, golden tree snakes are and stating that fact is not pedanticism.  

[n00dle]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:44 AM, KhunBENQ said:

Asking a (Thai) neighbor for help/advise is probably step 1.

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Asking a (Thai) neighbor for help generally results in a dead snake.

[n00dle]

  On 2/3/2023 at 6:07 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

Hey, steady on, I've been awarded badges!  But, anyway, I'm 100% correct, yes? 

A snake is either venomous or it isn't, golden tree snakes are and stating that fact is not pedanticism.  

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ignoring intent to overstate fact most certainly is. 

[007 RED]

@p414 Please don't kill them.

 

 

Golden tree snakes, and all of the whip snake family, are great climbers and basically harmless to humans. 

 

Yes, as @Liverpool Lou has indicated, they are venomous.  But unlike cobras, pit vipers etc who have fangs at the front of their mouth and can easily puncture a hand/arm/leg when striking, the golden trees snake only has very small fangs at the very back of their mouth which makes very difficult for them to envenomate a human, given their relatively small size.

 

The venom of the golden tree snake is very effective at quickly paralyzing its prey e.g. small frogs/toads/lizards/insects.  However, if a human is envenomated by a golden tree snake (often on the finger), its affect is very mild e.g. stinging sensation and mild swelling.  People who normally suffer from allergic reactions to stings/bites etc would be advised to seek medical advice as a precaution.

 

 

 

[JimmyJ]

  On 2/3/2023 at 4:31 AM, Rimmer said:

We often get golden tree snakes, Black spitting cobras, red necked keelbacks and yesterday a rare Kukri snake in the garden. 

We  use the pool net on a pole to capture them and throw them over the wall, my misses is getting very good at it ????

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Where do you live?

What area?

[jak2002003]

Op they are a harmless species that will flee quickly away from you.  You don't need to get rid of them or worry about getting bitten. 

 

They have very keen eyesight and are super sensitive to movement and the tiniest vibrations....so when you are trimming your trees and shrubs they will dissappear. 

 

You are more likely to get bitten by a snake trying to catch it or kill it because it will resort to bitting trying to defend itself. 

 

Please reconsider and don't kill the wildlife here for no reason other than irrational fear.