Snake In My Back Yard

[EstellaRk]

Hi! everyone, this is my first time posting a topic here so let me know if I am doing it wrong. I have this scenarion in my home especially in my yard regarding a a kind of snake my wife has killed ... by accident and surprise ( attach is the photo ) and just a couple of days ago while tending my yard I saw another one trying to prey a small house lizard but quickly disappear when I tried to get near. No idea what kind or type of snake it was. Anyway, I need yr kind advise by experience and expertise on what to do and any advise on any technique to scare them away out of my yard and home?

I have a 3 year old boy at home which is a very good reason why I worried and add to that is I have a feeling there maybe a mother who is nesting in my place. I already complain this to our landlord but he just bring ' sulfur powder ' and put it around the yard which I feel will not help the problem at all. Pls help

Thank you/ Estellark

ps. I already read old and past topic of similar but did not get the advise of interest I want.

[londonthai]

tell the landlord to cut the bushes in the garden, remove the debris. Having a dog in the yard will scare snakes from nesting there

[cmsally]

It's a golden tree snake. Not venomous , at least not enough to affect a human.

Golden Tree Snake

Very partial to the odd gecko and lizard.

They spend most of their time in the trees etc elevated so unlikely to stand on one.

I have at least 3 or 4 around my house and they keep themselves to themselves.

Showed them to the dogs once who normally chase anything . Dogs looked at me , and at the snake , and at me, and said nope that's not in our contract !

[Citra]

A proper Thai-trained dog is a good solution.. As is educating your kid to stay the heck away from snakes. This means not showing him/her those Animal Planet programmes featuring idiots in shorts grabbing snakes.

[Smithson]

I've read that lemongrass and citrus trees will help keep away snakes.

[EstellaRk]

tell the landlord to cut the bushes in the garden, remove the debris. Having a dog in the yard will scare snakes from nesting there

Thanks londonthai for the advise .. I already did trimmed myself the bushes well my landlord is a non-reasonable person and he insist to me that when I rented his place all are package deal and I need to deal with all of them when I decide to rent his place. About having a dog I have to negotiate with my wife as she don't like having pets at home ... which reason I wonder why he wants me around

[EstellaRk]

It's a golden tree snake. Not venomous , at least not enough to affect a human.

Golden Tree Snake

Very partial to the odd gecko and lizard.

They spend most of their time in the trees etc elevated so unlikely to stand on one.

I have at least 3 or 4 around my house and they keep themselves to themselves.

Showed them to the dogs once who normally chase anything . Dogs looked at me , and at the snake , and at me, and said nope that's not in our contract !

Hi! cmsally, much oblidge on yr comments and info it did educate me well to me snake is a snake but at least it lessen my worries knowing its not venomous .. " at least not enough to affect a human ". And besides you makes me also smile .. I just hope the dogs did not make any recall or sudden renewal of their contracts. Thanks again.

[EstellaRk]

A proper Thai-trained dog is a good solution.. As is educating your kid to stay the heck away from snakes. This means not showing him/her those Animal Planet programmes featuring idiots in shorts grabbing snakes.

Hello! Citra, thank you for yr time and advise. Well, I have to talk to my wife first about a dog as she doesn't welcome the idea of having pets at home ... sometimes I ask her why she wants me around ? Well, about my son we have no cable so thats not a problem at all except some pics on his story books. Good Day!

[EstellaRk]

I've read that lemongrass and citrus trees will help keep away snakes.

Hi! Smithson, thanks for yr suggestion, I think what you said seem perhaps acceptable but I need to research on that first .. at least sounds okey to me than my landlord ' sulfur powder ' .. still I been trying to get the connetion and idea on that. Who knows its also correct but then again research and expert advise still a good thing for this sulfur powder?? Thank you.

[pumpuiman]

From Wikpedia....

Mothballs can also be used as a snake repellent. Mothballs (or sulfur) is usually used along with the aid of naphtha for these purposes. When mixed together, the snake sampling the air senses its acrid stench and its scent sampling is overloaded by the stench. It can't sense prey or danger as well with this smell, so it turns away. Put the mothballs around the perimeter of your yard leaving an "escape" for the snakes to get away or they will be locked in your yard. Caution should be exercised, as mothballs are not child or pet friendly and they can kill some types of plants. Rain or water will disintegrate the mothballs, so frequent reapplication will be necessary.

Perhaps the landlord left no "escape route"?

Edited January 7, 2008 by pumpuiman

[EstellaRk]

From Wikpedia....

Mothballs can also be used as a snake repellent. Mothballs (or sulfur) is usually used along with the aid of naphtha for these purposes. When mixed together, the snake sampling the air senses its acrid stench and its scent sampling is overloaded by the stench. It can't sense prey or danger as well with this smell, so it turns away. Put the mothballs around the perimeter of your yard leaving an "escape" for the snakes to get away or they will be locked in your yard. Caution should be exercised, as mothballs are not child or pet friendly and they can kill some types of plants. Rain or water will disintegrate the mothballs, so frequent reapplication will be necessary.

Perhaps the landlord left no "escape route"?

Hi! pumpuiman, thanks for yr comment and adv really appreciate it. I didn't know mothballs applies to snakes its good to know for I only used it for roaches and other insects especially those that leaves unpleasant odour at home and cabinets esp kichen areas. I will try it and will perhaps leave our garage the escape area as that is the only place they might get out unless otherwise this kind of snakes can crawl on fences. Thanks also for the caution will take extra care. Have a nice one.

Oh! by the way yes! the landlord left no escape route he just pour that sulfur around the yard.

[seonai]

The sulpher is probably more harmful than the snake

[Goshawk]

Very partial to the odd gecko

this

lived to tell the tale..

[chevykanteve]

I've read that lemongrass and citrus trees will help keep away snakes.

Do you recall where you read this?

[ozzydom]

I've read that lemongrass and citrus trees will help keep away snakes.

Do you recall where you read this?

Forget the Lemongrass, we have it around all our fish ponds and the snakes live in it...

ozzy

[Guest Reimar]

It's right, it is an Golden Tree Snake or better Chrysopelea ornata.

This snake is a poisening snake. But not very dangerous. As long as the movement near to the snake is slowly, they will not harm they only affraid fast movements. Normaly this snake isn't on ground but in an tree.

The poison of that snake is a bit like from an Trimeresurus snake and the apin is like from an middle grade infection.

If you want to get the snake away, use an huge clamp, like the one you use for to turn meat in an pan, and very slowly try to get the snake, best from behind, direct behind the head in that clamp, than in an textile sack and take the snake somewhere to realse to the wild.

It's quite easy to do that.

Cheers.

[alexth]

<deleted> would wanna live in places with so many snakes?

[Citra]

That's kind of what the snakes said about me. "<deleted> would we want to be anywhere near Citra's house!!!"

The dogs go in an absolute frenzy when there's a snake around.. Until it gets clobbered, of course.

Dogs love ganging up on innocent reptiles.

[phibunmike]

The sulpher is probably more harmful than the snake

In Singapore it is also common to put sulphur around the house to keep cobras away - I am not sure how effective it is, but seems to be a widespread belief.

Cheers,

Mike

[Bjorn]

I had a snake in my garden once. I just told my thai neighbour about it. He went unbelievable happy about the news. He got the snake and cooked it for lunch!!! So let the thais know about your snake........

[Gary A]

A friend of mine lives in Krabi. He has lost four dogs to snake bites.

[londonthai]

still better to lose a dog (or dogs) than the kid to be bitten.

the dog scares the snake and allarms the owner or the playing kid of the problem.

of cource, if the dog is freely roaming the bushes outside the house fence searching for food, it has a bigger chance of being bitten than those inside of the fence.

the dog suppose to bark at the snake - if he wants to catch it and eat it might be a short story for him

[Goshawk]

Active Ingredients: Cedar Oil: 3.1% Cinnamon Oil: 0.6% Clove Oil: 0.3%.

Other Essential Ingredients: (Sulphur, Fuller's Earth, Water) 96.0%

an american product that has a Thai equivalent ? not sure, but from its listed ingredients you could have a crack at making your own...

interesting that sulphur is included in it

[Likenitstill]

This is indeed a Paradise tree snake and it is considered mildly venomous, but not to humans unless they have an allergic reaction. It is considered rear fanged and would have to chew some time to inject its venom. I have been bitten several times by this species and its harmless and painless. It is not like the Trimeresurus snake as these are asian Pit viper with front folding fangs and significantly venomous to humans. Anyway leave snakes alone and they won't bug you in the least. I care for over 20 different species and there is no need to kill them. Ignorance causes fear...Get on the internet and learn some and this will help. Take care

[girlx]

Forget the Lemongrass, we have it around all our fish ponds and the snakes live in it...

weird- where i live all the thais swear by lemongrass in the yard as well for keeping away snakes...