WebTsarina Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Can someone recognize species of this snake? Looks to me like a baby python.... it's just hanging their on the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 what part of Thailand are you, as you can call people to come out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjayjayjay Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 what part of Thailand are you, as you can call people to come out... come out... to what? Eat it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 what part of Thailand are you, as you can call people to come out... come out... to what? Eat it! Baby Python....yummy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 what part of Thailand are you, as you can call people to come out... come out... to what? Eat it! - but in Phuket and Samui, there is a snake rescue service!... but in the north, yes they probably would eat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrat Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Russell's Pit Viper, Asia's top killer, world No. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkangorito Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 (edited) Could it be a Oligodon purpurascens (Brown Kukri Snake) http://www.siam-info.com/english/snakes_oligodon.html It looks nothing like a Russell's Pit Viper seen here http://www.siam-info.com/english/snakes_chain_daboia.html Edited October 2, 2008 by elkangorito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebTsarina Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 (edited) I'm in Chanbury. Our thai maid and thai gardener both say it's poisonous. I doubt it's a python, the head is too small. When we try to kill is it charge and when hit in the neck/head area it 'spitted' milk-like liquid. When killed, we were able to see a long sharp hook-like tooth, looks like venomous one. Any educated guesses? Edited October 2, 2008 by WebTsarina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkangorito Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm in Chanbury. Our thai maid and thai gardener both say it's poisonous. I doubt it's a python, the head is too small. Any educated guesses? Didn't you see my above post, complete with pics? I'll bet my left knacker it's a Brown Kukri Snake. Look at the colouring around the eyes & the slope of the dark stripe across the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebTsarina Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 The stripes are not pronounced and not bands (don't wrap around the body). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldwideALOHA Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Looks like the Kukri. Ask most Thai's if a garden snake is poisonous and they will say yes. The movies and TV shows here love to scare the heck out of everyone. Aloha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkangorito Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 (edited) The below pic is a Kukri Snake from the Siam Info website. The below pic is the one you posted. Edited October 2, 2008 by elkangorito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebTsarina Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Thanks elkangorito and WorldwideALOHA I agree it looks like the Kukri Snake. Most likely Cantor's Kukri Snake Oligodon fasciolatus (cyclurus smithi). I feel bad that my hubby killed it. Here is the picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmeriThai Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Agreed, they aren't poisonous. But they can give a painful, nasty bite if threatened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Our thai maid and thai gardener both say it's poisonous Show most Asians an Earthworm and they will tell you that it is highly venomous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Or panic like the missus the other morning when we had a dozen Sai Din (blind snake) slithering over the front porch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludosiam Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Or panic like the missus the other morning when we had a dozen Sai Din (blind snake) slithering over the front porch. True - I found a nguu din (blind snake or flowerpot snake), showed it to the missus and she told me that this one could kill me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I have once been told by a Thai that a Tockay can deliver a fatal bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 (edited) True - I found a nguu din (blind snake or flowerpot snake), showed it to the missus and she told me that this one could kill me! That's interesting. I expected the snake to be called nguu din too but the wife, her father and uncles all called them sai din. I queried them a couple of times on the name. Maybe sai din is a local name. Just did some searching and found this posted by MacB last year. "the wife assures me they are large worms or Thai pronunciation SAI DUANG (Earthworm)" Maybe we had earthworms and my hearing wasn't the best. Edited October 2, 2008 by Farma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Put it this way, you did the right thing regarding snakes in the house, kill them first and ask questions later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmart Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Our thai maid and thai gardener both say it's poisonous Show most Asians an Earthworm and they will tell you that it is highly venomous I have once been told by a Thai that a Tockay can deliver a fatal bite. See above. Non-venomous, but a few lizards have nasty bacteria in their mouths, especially the monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I have once been told by a Thai that a Tockay can deliver a fatal bite. To a moth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTarmby Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I'm in Chanbury. Our thai maid and thai gardener both say it's poisonous. I doubt it's a python, the head is too small. When we try to kill is it charge and when hit in the neck/head area it 'spitted' milk-like liquid. When killed, we were able to see a long sharp hook-like tooth, looks like venomous one. Any educated guesses? Up North, when asking a Thai about a snake, they invariably say it is poisonous, even harmless grass snakes! They haven't a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTarmby Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I have once been told by a Thai that a Tockay can deliver a fatal bite. Again, the usual from the ever knowledgeable locals! Up here (Chiang Mai sticks) They even go so far as to warn you not to get within 10 feet of them, as the TokTaws will "leap" from their resting place, attack you with much ferocity, and will not release their jaws, they then insist that you will have to go to hospital - with the TokTaw still attached to whatever part of your anatomy it originally siezed, and the hospital doctors will have to surgically remove it . Personally, they seem more frightened of me as opposed to wanting to savage me and devour me as a giant meal. Maybe they are xenophobic and prefer launching vicious attacks on Thais as they know we foreigners stink something rotten and they don't like dairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I have once been told by a Thai that a Tockay can deliver a fatal bite. Again, the usual from the ever knowledgeable locals! Up here (Chiang Mai sticks) They even go so far as to warn you not to get within 10 feet of them, as the TokTaws will "leap" from their resting place, attack you with much ferocity, and will not release their jaws, they then insist that you will have to go to hospital - with the TokTaw still attached to whatever part of your anatomy it originally siezed, and the hospital doctors will have to surgically remove it . Personally, they seem more frightened of me as opposed to wanting to savage me and devour me as a giant meal. Maybe they are xenophobic and prefer launching vicious attacks on Thais as they know we foreigners stink something rotten and they don't like dairy. Snakes: It was definitely a Kukri. The most common snake in Thailand. Whenever I find a snake I pin its head. My wife gets the snake book. If it's poisonous I don't have the time to drive to the jungle just for it so I kill it. If non-poisonous (as compared to the book) I let it go in a nearby field 1KM away. I prefer snakes to all the stuff that snakes eat. Tokays: I love them for all the mice, mosquitoes, and bugs they eat. One day some farmers snuck into our yard and caught them all for dinner. Rumor: If they bite they never let go and you have to saw their heads off. If it came to that the best approach is to dunk them under water. Fact: They can be, sort of, tamed. If you feed them they can become friendly and come upon request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalminer Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I had an unpleasant guest visiting my house a few weeks ago. I assumed by the look that it was a snake and gave it the death sentence on the spot, cutting it to peaces with my machete. Would be interested to know what snake it was and if it was venomous. Maybe not clear on the picture, but the snake color was green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTarmby Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I have once been told by a Thai that a Tockay can deliver a fatal bite. Again, the usual from the ever knowledgeable locals! Up here (Chiang Mai sticks) They even go so far as to warn you not to get within 10 feet of them, as the TokTaws will "leap" from their resting place, attack you with much ferocity, and will not release their jaws, they then insist that you will have to go to hospital - with the TokTaw still attached to whatever part of your anatomy it originally siezed, and the hospital doctors will have to surgically remove it . Personally, they seem more frightened of me as opposed to wanting to savage me and devour me as a giant meal. Maybe they are xenophobic and prefer launching vicious attacks on Thais as they know we foreigners stink something rotten and they don't like dairy. Snakes: It was definitely a Kukri. The most common snake in Thailand. Whenever I find a snake I pin its head. My wife gets the snake book. If it's poisonous I don't have the time to drive to the jungle just for it so I kill it. If non-poisonous (as compared to the book) I let it go in a nearby field 1KM away. I prefer snakes to all the stuff that snakes eat. Tokays: I love them for all the mice, mosquitoes, and bugs they eat. One day some farmers snuck into our yard and caught them all for dinner. Rumor: If they bite they never let go and you have to saw their heads off. If it came to that the best approach is to dunk them under water. Fact: They can be, sort of, tamed. If you feed them they can become friendly and come upon request. Feed them what? I'd love to get one tamed, unfortunately the cats usually eat them before they get mature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassienie Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 (edited) The OPs snake is a Python. This one in the photo was an escaped pet discovered in a garden in England. The snake was recovered by the RSPCA who later found it a good home and is now well cared for. Edited October 2, 2008 by sassienie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassienie Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I had an unpleasant guest visiting my house a few weeks ago.I assumed by the look that it was a snake and gave it the death sentence on the spot, cutting it to peaces with my machete. Would be interested to know what snake it was and if it was venomous. Maybe not clear on the picture, but the snake color was green. This snake pictured, was killed in ignorance and stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I had an unpleasant guest visiting my house a few weeks ago.I assumed by the look that it was a snake and gave it the death sentence on the spot, cutting it to peaces with my machete. Would be interested to know what snake it was and if it was venomous. Maybe not clear on the picture, but the snake color was green. This snake pictured, was killed in ignorance and stupidity. poor guy it was merely one of the following: a. green racer (diurnal/trees/no poison/NE Thailand) b. flying tree snake (diurnal/trees/tiniest bit of poison/S. Thailand) (I caught on in North in 2002) c. green cat-eyed snake (nocturnal/trees/tiniest bit of poison/most Thailand) It's hard to tell the pattern but nearly sure it's a racer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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