MisterMan Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Me too! Can someone identify this? I worry it will eat my cat but hoping it will scare one of my awful neighbors into moving! Just stuck a note on a car with a friendly FYI and photo of this snake. I really don't want anyone to find it and kill it though which is what I am assuming the landlord would do or her works (Burmese ) if they see it. THis snake was GORGEOUS! I think a Burmese ball python?? Was very very long... well over 2 meters and probably 3meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I think it's a reticulated python, lovely. They get to 6m so not totally harmless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Relatives regularly have these try to steal a chicken. The skin is perfect camouflage and on a rainy night there is no way to see them so be careful walking around at night. Misterman.... Do you live near a river? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutoie2 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Agree, they can get a bit big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Yep he is a Monty python keep your moggie indoors because if he is hungry he will eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Title should have been Boa ( I know it is not a cobra) Not sure what a moggie is but .. so are they more nocturnal, I have a few cats and did lock them up last night but they were going mental by this morning.. 6 meters is certainly quite long! So are they residential as in the live in one place like a toad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Title should have been Boa ( I know it is not a cobra) Not sure what a moggie is but .. so are they more nocturnal, I have a few cats and did lock them up last night but they were going mental by this morning.. 6 meters is certainly quite long! So are they residential as in the live in one place like a toad? As far as I know they stay around if there is a regular food supply so take care of your cat's, moggie is nickname for a cat. You might notice that the usually noisy frogs are a bit quieter if he hangs a round for a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 It was really lumpy.. maybe lots of in there..haha Thanks for all the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipo1000 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I will never get it why you guys use words like lovely for a reptile that would kill you without remorse if you happen to pass it unnoticed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) well...you know...it could be a lovely meal for a large family fer a few days...tastes like chicken... onions, garlic and chiles in the wok and bob's yer uncle... Edited June 27, 2012 by tutsiwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMan Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 So all the things in nature that are predatros are not lovely? I am not a hater of nature .. it is beautiful. Look at it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipo1000 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 So all the things in nature that are predatros are not lovely? I am not a hater of nature .. it is beautiful. Look at it. So when a leopard or tiger enters your lawn you will also say,oh that is lovely and go on without concern?I remember in another thread about a dangerous snake that the OP of that thread said, oh and it went hiding under the baby's bedroom window so we didn't bother anymore. With predators there is only one rule, kill before you get killed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 >>So when a leopard or tiger enters your lawn you will also say,oh that is lovely and go on without concern? Is a non venomous python the same as a leopard and tiger in regards to being dangerous and deadly? I think not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCharivari Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 ... Is a non venomous python the same as a leopard and tiger in regards to being dangerous and deadly? ... Yes, if it thinks you're breakfast! A while ago (OK, three decades!) we were hunting wild pig in the jungle in Brunei at night and shot one in the shoulder; he got away and while we were following his track one of the guys stood on a python - fortunately the python was pretty slow because he had just eaten the pig we had shot, as we found out the next morning (it just wasn't that pig's day). The python measured just under 20' (around 6m) and the pig weighed well over 100 kgs. Lovely? Possibly, but not in my garden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) ... Is a non venomous python the same as a leopard and tiger in regards to being dangerous and deadly? ... Yes, if it thinks you're breakfast! A while ago (OK, three decades!) we were hunting wild pig in the jungle in Brunei at night and shot one in the shoulder; he got away and while we were following his track one of the guys stood on a python - fortunately the python was pretty slow because he had just eaten the pig we had shot, as we found out the next morning (it just wasn't that pig's day). The python measured just under 20' (around 6m) and the pig weighed well over 100 kgs. Lovely? Possibly, but not in my garden. A pity you didn't have a camera handy.............would make great pics for us to see. I believe they have reports of pythons up to 30+ feet in Brunei.....scary. Edited July 8, 2012 by Rsquared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 A small child was eaten by a python not long ago in Florida. Their danger is not to be underestimated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 A small child was eaten by a python not long ago in Florida. Their danger is not to be underestimated. I used to go swimming in isolated mountain creeks until I saw a 4 meter long python the wife's cousin killed up here in Mae Taeng. They said they are quite common in the Ping River valley and elsewhere around water. They killed it as it was up in the rafters of the chicken coup and they have small children in the house. 4 meters is considered a middle-aged python. They also said small children were at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circusman Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 A small child was eaten by a python not long ago in Florida. Their danger is not to be underestimated. Totally untrue statement. There is no record or report of any snake eating anyone in the usa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 OK, not eaten, killed in 2009 http://newsflavor.com/world/usa-canada/florida-toddler-killed-by-pet-python/ or this one was a pretty close call http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/08/william-winans-1-year-old-bitten-crib-python_n_1657549.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galong Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Title should have been Boa ( I know it is not a cobra) There are no Boas in this part of the world, at least not in the wild. There are three Boa species in the Americas and one in Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bina Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 mature pythons are not friendly creatures; while they wont activiely hunt a human, they can be very agressive... we had a full grown male many years ago, and we would go in to his exhibit (a huge habitat) with a large stick and an other person on the outside to help if needed. and he was used to being handled. they can bite, to defend themselves, and or wrap themselves around a person, and wile most of the time they wont crush u, i u stay relaxed and help smooth them slowly off of you in the direction of a branch, they can also continue squeezing you if they are angry or very hungry . the more u struggle, the more they squeeze. hjowver, they dont actually search for large humans to eat. a small baby could be just hte right size (like a very large chicken or rabbit or any other small mammal that moves, gives off heat, scent and swallowable.). howver, i wouldnt consider it a dangerous predator if it is in the yardas a visitor, and i have no small pets or infants. and yes, even horrible vipers are beautiful. we have tons , come up our stairs, in house even, are dangerous, but still beautiful and amazing when not in 'my' territory. at present moment could use a python as we are having a serious field rat problem (not in thailand, so the rats attract vipers, not constrictors unfortunately). bina israel btw, folks living in tuscon do have predators come in to their yards, that are known to eat small dogs and kittens, but it is better to set up your yard to prevent entry or discourage entry rather then hunt them. (bears, coatamundis, racoons, wolves, foxes, monkeys all come to mind)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Wasn't there a report of a child being found inside a python in Burma/Myanmar a few years back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 More stories..... http://billschannel.com/?p=36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowslip Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 The problem with a snake like this is not being eaten but bitten. They are not venomous but can cause a nasty wound that will require serious antibiotics and anti tetanus jabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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