Do Snakes Sleep at Night?

[GammaGlobulin]

Dear Friends,

 

I ask this question for very good reason.

 

I want to know if snakes sleep at night, in Thailand, or do they roam around after dark?

 

What I mean is:

 

I often go out at night.

And, since I often wander around at night, in the bushes, I frequently worry that snakes might be stirring after the sun sets.

 

Are there any Herpestologists, here, who might know?

 

I am always afraid of stepping on a snake in the dark, and, especially a snake in the grass, in Thailand, of which there are many.

 

Should I carry a flashlight to look for snakes before sitting down, in the dark, in Thailand, on a stool?

 

I was once bitten by a rat in Thailand.  After being bitten by this rat, I had a series of Rabies Injections, which was not cheap, yet not expensive, either.

 

I am not afraid of snakes, when they are asleep.

 

Here in Thailand, I have yet to encounter a cobra, although, in other countries, I have been surprised by cobras when I least expected.

 

So, the question is, IF after dark, when temps begin to cool, do most snakes in Thailand just return to their homes, and become less aggressive?

 

Whether they do or not, I will STILL go wandering at night.

 

However, I am just asking if I will be in less danger during daytime hours, compared to evening hours, while wandering around.

 

If I am bitten by a snake, then I really do not know what I will do.

I have no plan for this.

I guess I would call a friend, if I even had one.

 

Best regards,

Gamma

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

One of the snakes I fear most, although I have never seen one in Thailand, is the BLACK MAMBA.

 

The Black Mamba is an extremely aggressive snake.

 

The cobra snake is plenty for me.

 

Actually, if you do not know, when confronted by a cobra, they, in fact, do rear up and peer at you, as if they are almost super intelligent beings.

 

Snakes are just so FASCINATING, as we all know.

 

Everybody loves them, for sure.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Unfortunately, there is just not enough antivenin for all of the poisonous creatures in this world.

 

Wish there was.

[GammaGlobulin]

Cobra Strike....NICE!

 

 

PRETEND we are Alive?

Just pretending, probably.

 

Are you alive?

 

I doubt it!

 

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

Medically speaking, in reply to the question posed by the OP, though WE may be asleep, snakes never sleep. 

[GammaGlobulin]

The Snake Never Sleeps:

 

The reason I know this is due to my reading of books such as "The Sot-Weed Factor". and other books, in which a nurse is able to become inseminated by a brain-dead man in a hospital.

 

I REMEMBER:

 

It was The World According to GARP, John Irving.

 

Too many books.

Too many snakes.

 

Impossible to even keep track of them all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[spidermike007]

Depends on the snake. Trump claims he only need 3 hours of sleep. Though one must question the veracity of that claim.

 

On a more serious note, the answer to this question depends on if the snake is diurnal or nocturnal. Diurnal snakes sleep during the night and are active in the day, while nocturnal snakes sleep through the day and are active at night.

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by spidermike007

[GammaGlobulin]

I would like to clarify further about, "The World According to Garp".

 

Anyway:

 

"The novel is about the life of T.S. Garp. His mother, Jenny Fields, is a strong-willed nurse who wants a child but not a husband. She encounters a dying ball turret gunner known only as Technical Sergeant Garp, who was severely brain damaged in combat. Jenny nurses Garp, observing his infantile state and almost perpetual autonomic sexual arousal. Unconstrained by convention and driven by her desire for a child, Jenny rapes the brain-damaged Garp once, impregnates herself and names the resulting son "T.S." (a name derived from "Technical Sergeant", but consisting of just initials). Jenny raises young Garp alone, taking a position at the all-boys Steering School in New England."

 

So, you see?

 

Even though one might be brain-dead, STILL, one's snake never sleeps!

 

I highly recommend this book to all those who might mistakenly think they require Viagra.

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Depends on the snake. Trump claims he only need 3 hours of sleep. Though one must question the veracity of that claim.

 

On a more serious note, the answer to this question depends on if the snake is diurnal or nocturnal. Diurnal snakes sleep during the night and are active in the day, while nocturnal snakes sleep through the day and are active at night.

 

Are nocturnal snakes dangerous?

 

Brown snakes and green snakes seem to be more active during the daytime hours.

 

However, as you say, I have seen many cobras in the evening hours, just after dark.

 

I once had a dog that would try to attack the cobras around our house.  I risked my life to save this darned dog, many times, by putting myself between the dog and the cobra.  Strange that I would have given my life for this dumb dog, but, I loved this dog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

How much is a beloved dog really worth to you?

 

Worth your life?

 

In some cases, ....Absolutely!

 

(Spur of the moment decision. One gives their life for their dog.)

 

 

 

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by GammaGlobulin

[A1Str8]

No. They don't sleep at all because since they don't have legs, they don't get tired. They basically lie on the ground their entire life except when they're picked up by a bird to be eaten. Then they fly. Before they die. 

[GammaGlobulin]

I would not lay down my life to save any old designer dog.

 

I would lay down my life for a Taiwanese mountain dog, though.

 

Quite a unique breed of dog.

 

Even if they even EXIST these days, which I very much doubt.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, A1Str8 said:

No. They don't sleep at all because since they don't have legs, they don't get tired. They basically lie on the ground their entire life except when they're picked up by a bird to be eaten. Then they fly. Before they die. 

Eight miles high, they fly.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

 

The Formosan Mountain Dog.

 

Greatest Friend to Man.

 

Able to kill any snake alive.

 

I would give my life to save any Formosan Mountain Dog.

 

 

[spidermike007]

26 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I would not lay down my life to save any old designer dog.

 

I would lay down my life for a Taiwanese mountain dog, though.

 

Quite a unique breed of dog.

 

Even if they even EXIST these days, which I very much doubt.

 

 

Anything Taiwanese is far more special than it's Chinese counterpart. Anything. 

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Anything Taiwanese is far more special than it's Chinese counterpart. Anything. 

Very unfortunately, this particular breed of dog has had its lineage much diluted during recent years.

 

Such a shame, really.

 

You probably cannot even find one, these days.

 

 

[liddelljohn]

Firstly there are NO Mambas in Thailand only in Africa ,,,but there are many snakes that are active by night , many are poisonous ,, pythons also  can be active at night if hungry  but its very unlikely one would be big enough to eat you , other poisonous creatures active at night are centipedes, Scorpions , spiders, ,, If walking around at night wear stout strong shoes r boots ,the most common  snake bites in Thailand are  russels vipers  and other leaf vipers that camofluage themselves in leaf litter and undergrowth as they are ambush predators , I am not a herpetologist but when a student i spent 6 months working on a snake farm in Israel collecting snakes  for research .  another snake species that is extremely  poisonous in Thailand is the bar girls you are more likely to be bitten by one of them .

[GammaGlobulin]

Here is such a very sad story of an unequipped Taiwan dog trying to save students from a cobra in Taiwan.

 

So sadly, this dog was just a lousy mutt, and not a REAL Formosan Mountain Dog.

 

If this mutt had been a Formosan Mountain Dog, then.... No Problemo!

 

 

There are really so many cobras in Taiwan, and far too few, if any, REAL Formosan Mountain Dogs.

 

So sad.

So solly.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

 

These dogs are not real Formosan Mountain Dogs...

 

Still, they love to play with snakes.

 

"ZOU KAI!"

 

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

50 years ago, in Taiwan, when nobody cared about being PC, one could go to see snake shows.

 

There were comely girls to be had, too, a dime a dozen.

 

After almost 70 years, Formosa has almost stamped out this kind of baser entertainment.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Not the Black Mamba:

 

 

[anyone]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Формозский зенненхунд.

 

Величайший друг человека.

 

Способен убить любую змею живьем.

 

Я бы отдал свою жизнь, чтобы спасти любого Формозского зенненхунда.

 

 

Looks like "old designer dog" LOL

[GammaGlobulin]

Have you ever been to Mexico?

 

I mean, have you ever BEEN to México?

 

 

 

[save the frogs]

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Strange that I would have given my life for this dumb dog, but, I loved this dog.

 

what is wrong with you man?

dogs are like bar girls. they're just using you for support.

see dog thread.

[GammaGlobulin]

TRUST in GPT3, please....!

 

Mark My Words.....My Friends.

 

Even Five Years from Today....by 2028...

 

GPT3 will be able to write FAR better topics for you, then you or I could ever have imagined, or would wish to imagine.

 

Listen, My Friends....

 

A NEW DAY IS DAWNING....

 

A new day.

 

In the very near future, GPT3 will be able to write a topic which can take you from SNAKES to FRAMPTON, within just a few moves.

 

DO YOU FEEL LIKE I DO?

 

Snakes to Frampton?

 

Someday....GPT3 will be able to do this.

 

And then, our commenting days will be over.

 

Dig?

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

 

[GammaGlobulin]

You know....

 

If there were REALLY such a thing as artificial intelligence, then...

 

We would have seen it by now.

 

AI would have, long ago, reached us from OTHER WORLDS.

 

But, it has not, and it will not.

 

F__K the Drake Equation.

 

He (MUSK) forgot this important point.

 

Or, not....

 

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by GammaGlobulin

[GammaGlobulin]

8 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

You know....

 

If there were REALLY such a thing as artificial intelligence, then...

 

We would have seen it by now.

 

AI would have, long ago, reached us from OTHER WORLDS.

 

But, it has not, and it will not.

 

F__K the Drake Equation.

 

He (MUSK) forgot this important point.

 

Or, not....

 

 

Therefore, perhaps....

 

Maybe, ...we actually ARE alone in this universe....

 

Despite the odds.

 

Maybe Kubrick is the greatest director in the universe, for example.

 

And, Dostoevsky, the greatest writer, too.

 

No AI has shown its face from other worlds, thus far,

As far as we know.

 

Except, maybe Musk.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

By the way... 

 

Have you guys ever seen Brownian Motion up close, and personal, in a cloud chamber? 

 

Because, if you had, you would never doubt what you can't see, ever, again. 

 

 

[bubblegum]

Huh ?