Living down in Rawai, and was wondering where the nearest place is for anti-venom in the event of a snake bite? I know there is a clinic opposite the Sea shell museum - Do they have it?

My son is at the age where he likes to explore in the garden, we have tried to clear the dingy corners and we have two dogs, is there any other preventative measures we could take?

thanks in advance

Living down in Rawai, and was wondering where the nearest place is for anti-venom in the event of a snake bite? I know there is a clinic opposite the Sea shell museum - Do they have it?

My son is at the age where he likes to explore in the garden, we have tried to clear the dingy corners and we have two dogs, is there any other preventative measures we could take?

thanks in advance

Dont know about the anti-venom but if you have snakes around the house you can call someone to catch them.

He can put up nets in your garden. He caught a couple of cobras here at my house in Nai Harn already after they got caught in the nets.

The number is 0816937430, I don't know if he speaks English.

Dont know about the anti-venom but if you have snakes around the house you can call someone to catch them.

He can put up nets in your garden. He caught a couple of cobras here at my house in Nai Harn already after they got caught in the nets.

The number is 0816937430, I don't know if he speaks English.

Thanks, am sure that is a handy contact for others on here too.

Haven't actually seen any as yet, but the neighbor has had a visit from a cobra.

Would still be interested to know where the nearest anti-venom is

I had heard a few years back that hospitals carried anti-venon.

Keep the grass short, and overgrown areas are a no no. Ferns for instance are no good, you wouldn't see snakes crawling under them. You should have a long and thick stick ready to beat a snake to death if you see one.

I live in an area comparable to Rawai, poisonous snakes that are most common here are cobras and green vipers. In case a snake bites you it is essential to know what type of snake it was. Be aware that when it is raining heavily, snakes will want to go to a place which is not flooded. When you have to go into the garden after dark, thread heavily so that a snake notices the vibrations and can get away in time.

Many hospitals, Red Cross stations and clinics have the antivenom, just ask places close to your home if they have it, so that you will have peace of mind.

I was told in Australia people sometimes put a certain type of round somewhat slippery stones around their garden perimeter, snakes don't like to go across them. Australians please chip in, I am also interested in this.

Having said all this, please don't forget the chance of you or somebody in your family being hurt in a traffic accident is is about 300 times as big a a chance of an incident with a snake.

I live in an area comparable to Rawai, poisonous snakes that are most common here are cobras and green vipers.

I think that you'll find that your "green viper" is actually a harmless snake called the Golden Tree Snake. Very, very common round these 'ere parts.

Edited October 12, 200817 yr by Sir Burr

You should have a long and thick stick ready to beat a snake to death if you see one.

I'm not the Greenpeace, do gooder type, but I'm not sure that's the way forward, especially when setting an example to children. And surely walking away from a snake is a lot less likely to result in being bitten than confronting it.

Keep the grass short, and overgrown areas are a no no. Ferns for instance are no good, you wouldn't see snakes crawling under them. You should have a long and thick stick ready to beat a snake to death if you see one.

I live in an area comparable to Rawai, poisonous snakes that are most common here are cobras and green vipers. In case a snake bites you it is essential to know what type of snake it was. Be aware that when it is raining heavily, snakes will want to go to a place which is not flooded. When you have to go into the garden after dark, thread heavily so that a snake notices the vibrations and can get away in time.

Many hospitals, Red Cross stations and clinics have the antivenom, just ask places close to your home if they have it, so that you will have peace of mind.

I was told in Australia people sometimes put a certain type of round somewhat slippery stones around their garden perimeter, snakes don't like to go across them. Australians please chip in, I am also interested in this.

Having said all this, please don't forget the chance of you or somebody in your family being hurt in a traffic accident is is about 300 times as big a a chance of an incident with a snake.

Thanks for the sound words - will spend some of this rainy day locating which places hold the anti-venom - the road accident scenario is a whole new topic, I get slight peace of mind knowing that I got rid of all motorbikes as wifey thinks it's perfectly fine to hoist the 2 year old onto the bike and hoon around to the market.

choppy

Plant some lemongrass, keeps snakes and mosquitoes away.

Get a cat, cat eats mice, snake go hungry.