Found Snake Skin On The Branches Of A Tree In My Garden!

[rics21]

i found a snake skin on the branches of a tree in my garden, its about 2-3 feet long. have yet to removed it, i dont even dare to go close the garden right now. contacted rentokil and they told me that they dont have services for snakes.

my wife told me to get ปูนขาว aka "lime" aka "calcium hydroxide" and scatter it around the garden.

i was thinking to get some suphlur but "google search" proved otherwise; US univerities has proven that suphur does not work as a snake repellent.

i m getting some of my guys @ work to remove the the tree where i found the snake skin this weekend. together with the shrubs and trees nearby.

i may plant some turf over the spot where the trees/ shrubs were planted. getting some black soil and fill the "pot holes" in the garden.

any advices?

[jennysmith]

It might be a very terrible situation for you. You have taken a right decision by searching for the solution on google.

[craigt3365]

Let's try this over in the animal forum. I'm no expert, but this is Thailand. We've got a lot of snakes here, many of which are harmless....some not.

[exeter]

It might be anidea to try and find out what sort of snake it was and if its not a dangerous one dont worry too much they do keep the vermin down. Snakes will not attack you unless you corner or startle them, they will try and get away from as soon as they detect your approaching vobrations. Humnas are not normally food for a snake so stand back and take stock of what you are dealing with, I have not seen a live snake for about 8 months here.

[craigt3365]

We get them all the time in our garden. I've seen many, including skins. But have never had a problem. Like mentioned above, once they see me, they take off.

[rene123]

Snakes are good. They keep rodents at bay. Very few of the venomous varieties are tree climbers. Cobras and kraits are ground dwellers as are most of the adders and vipers. By recollection, only the bright green tree viper climbs trees. The golden tree snake is quite common and it is a great climber.

As others have pointed out, most snakes just want to be left alone and will leave if given the opportunity.

[arthurwait]

Snakes are good. They keep rodents at bay. Very few of the venomous varieties are tree climbers. Cobras and kraits are ground dwellers as are most of the adders and vipers. By recollection, only the bright green tree viper climbs trees. The golden tree snake is quite common and it is a great climber.

As others have pointed out, most snakes just want to be left alone and will leave if given the opportunity.

Ugh erm.

I think you have just identified the one that turned up here a few days ago.

Jumped off the car wash roof, across to the office and then spotted on the bushes on the wall, before it went onto the roof when the staff tried to catch it.

My blissful ignorance has been shattered.

[Hedghog]

Snakes shed skin as they grow every 3 or 4 months.

nothing to worry about.

[rics21]

Snakes shed skin as they grow every 3 or 4 months.

nothing to worry about.

I haves kids at home. Its a nightmare.

[Felipesed]

Snakes shed skin as they grow every 3 or 4 months.

nothing to worry about.

I haves kids at home. Its a nightmare.

Suggest you move to Ireland, they don't have snakes there! Why come to a part of the world where snakes are known to be common.

Seriously, don't be so paranoid. Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria are a much more real threat to your health.

Also rat-spread diseases such as Weils and typhus.

You are unlikely to be working in the field all day so your potential exposure to snakebite is going to be minimal.

Learn to appreciate their beauty and utility, and educate your children likewise.

[ggold]

I think chopping the tree and shrubs down is a bit over the top. I thing you might regret doing that, how often are you likely to see snakes in the garden? In four years of living up country we have only ever had one green viper close to the house, we left it alone, it was gone after an hour or so. Snakes are more afraid of you, well with the exception of a cobra!

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[rics21]

Snakes shed skin as they grow every 3 or 4 months.

nothing to worry about.

I haves kids at home. Its a nightmare.

Suggest you move to Ireland, they don't have snakes there! Why come to a part of the world where snakes are known to be common.

Seriously, don't be so paranoid. Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria are a much more real threat to your health.

Also rat-spread diseases such as Weils and typhus.

You are unlikely to be working in the field all day so your potential exposure to snakebite is going to be minimal.

Learn to appreciate their beauty and utility, and educate your children likewise.

I have been in thailand for almost 10 years now and it's the 1st time snake skin was found in my garden.

I live in a LH mooban in inner bangkok and LH is doing quite a good job with the rat and mosquitos control.

I don't regard snake as beautiful or appreciate their utility.

Please stop acting that u r an expert and give those who are really concerned a chance to advise.

[rics21]

I think chopping the tree and shrubs down is a bit over the top. I thing you might regret doing that, how often are you likely to see snakes in the garden? In four years of living up country we have only ever had one green viper close to the house, we left it alone, it was gone after an hour or so. Snakes are more afraid of you, well with the exception of a cobra!

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The tree and shrubs came with the house when we bought it from LH. Never liked them anyway, I don't think I will regret removing them.

[Felipesed]

Snakes shed skin as they grow every 3 or 4 months.

nothing to worry about.

I haves kids at home. Its a nightmare.

Suggest you move to Ireland, they don't have snakes there! Why come to a part of the world where snakes are known to be common.

Seriously, don't be so paranoid. Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria are a much more real threat to your health.

Also rat-spread diseases such as Weils and typhus.

You are unlikely to be working in the field all day so your potential exposure to snakebite is going to be minimal.

Learn to appreciate their beauty and utility, and educate your children likewise.

I have been in thailand for almost 10 years now and it's the 1st time snake skin was found in my garden.

I live in a LH mooban in inner bangkok and LH is doing quite a good job with the rat and mosquitos control.

I don't regard snake as beautiful or appreciate their utility.

Please stop acting that u r an expert and give those who are really concerned a chance to advise.

You have had plenty of good advice from other posters on your topic. You seem to want to ignore it and continue with your irrational fears.

If you do not want to take advice, don't ask for it!

[xen]

Snakes shed skin as they grow every 3 or 4 months.

nothing to worry about.

I haves kids at home. Its a nightmare.

Suggest you move to Ireland, they don't have snakes there! Why come to a part of the world where snakes are known to be common.

Seriously, don't be so paranoid. Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria are a much more real threat to your health.

Also rat-spread diseases such as Weils and typhus.

You are unlikely to be working in the field all day so your potential exposure to snakebite is going to be minimal.

Learn to appreciate their beauty and utility, and educate your children likewise.

I have been in thailand for almost 10 years now and it's the 1st time snake skin was found in my garden.

I live in a LH mooban in inner bangkok and LH is doing quite a good job with the rat and mosquitos control.

I don't regard snake as beautiful or appreciate their utility.

Please stop acting that u r an expert and give those who are really concerned a chance to advise.

Sorry but i think Filisped has made a worthwhile comment and to be frank he has more idea than you will ever have about the contribution that snakes and other wildlife make to this planet. A lot of the other posters have made the point that the snakes are unlikely to be a threat unless you threaten them. I ,myself , have lived in areas where we had many more snakes than you will ever experience in your lifetime in a Moo ban and after a while you learn to to live and let live.

I understand how some people are concerned about their children's safety but you must put it into perspective. Are you going to keep them in a sterile cocoon all their lives are are they going to able to experience the world including snakes spiders crocodiles and anything else deemed dangerous. etc.

A few years ago I had neighbour next to me and he would poo his panties everytime he saw a spider so he would spray everything with chemicals , killing all the spiders, ants, lizards and often birds then in a few weeks time we would be inundated with cockroaches because he killed off the natural predators of the cockroaches. Crazy irrational behaviour . Affected the whole neighbourhood .

It is your house and you can do what you want , we can only voice our opinions.

[Estrada]

Plenty of snakes around my Moo Bahn near Seacon Square. Fortunately, in adition to Isaan kebab sellers, we have 3 metre long monitor lizards roaming around which keep the snake, rat and dog populations down. Nothing to be scared of.

[sikishrory]

I wouldn't worry about it. the only snakes I do worry about in thailand are cobras. cobras dont live in trees. the only dangerous snake i can think of that lives in trees is the malayan pit viper i think.

I love snakes and have previously had them as pets but it is true that if you have kids and venemous snakes in the same area it is dangerous.

The best thing you can do is do what you are doing. Personally I think cutting the tree down is a bit extreme but up to you. Remove all rubbish and crap in your garden. tidy up the shrubbery, etc.

If you do see it contact the police, they may be able to point you in the right direction of remval or if non venemous probably just laugh at you.

if non venemous I wouldn't worry about it at all.

We get a lot of green tree snakes here (forget the name) they are mildy venemous and rear fanged and semi arboreal. so if you get bitten by them you will just have a really painful bite for a few days. However I beleive malayan pit vipers are also green and live in trees....

go figure

[utalkin2me]

This is a really good blog:

http://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/snakes/

As noted above, instead of worrying about repellent, maybe read about their habits, behaviors and ecology. The pen is mightier that the "calcium hydroxide".

Edited January 20, 2013 by utalkin2me

[Mudcrab]

No expert on Thai snakes...but generally speaking the most venemous snakes are land dwelling species. If you have seen a snake skin there is a good chance it has found a quiet place to shed its skin and then has moved on.

Not a lot to worry about.

As they say...nobody has ever been bitten 5 metres from a snake. keep away ...they don't like us as much as we don't like them.

I'm no Crocodile Dundee but i do have a property where just about everything will kill you...including poisonous butterflies ( only kidding, but we do have poisonous toads that can kill crocodiles) but there are some seriously deadly snakes.... most deadly in the world

Google Eastern Brown snake (very bad attitude these ones)and Taipan and you will get an idea of what I am talking about. Generations of people have lived here and, with common sense, very few incidents occur (in recent history anyway)

Learn the basic first aid for snake bite and realise that you live in their country not that they live in yours.

The biggest danger to you and your family is the snake who holds the steering wheel on the car in front/beside/behind/opposite you

Edited January 20, 2013 by Mudcrab

[Mosha]

I worry more about centipedes than snakes, and we get plenty of cobras and vipers around here. If they stay away from the house they are left alone.

[Arkady]

Most Thai children grow up in areas where there are plenty of snakes and still manage to make it to adulthood

[Sheryl]

Yes, snakes are very common in Thailand, even in Bangkok. And most are harmless. Even the poisonous ones will go out of their way to avoid you.

I have quite bit of experience with the green tree viper and they are not usually found around Bkk.

But if you must worry, get a dog. They will generally bark at snakes and let you know when one is about.

[cardholder]

Suggest you move to Ireland, they don't have snakes there! Why come to a part of the world where snakes are known to be common.

Seriously, don't be so paranoid. Mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria are a much more real threat to your health.

Also rat-spread diseases such as Weils and typhus.

You are unlikely to be working in the field all day so your potential exposure to snakebite is going to be minimal.

Learn to appreciate their beauty and utility, and educate your children likewise.

I have been in thailand for almost 10 years now and it's the 1st time snake skin was found in my garden.

I live in a LH mooban in inner bangkok and LH is doing quite a good job with the rat and mosquitos control.

I don't regard snake as beautiful or appreciate their utility.

Please stop acting that u r an expert and give those who are really concerned a chance to advise.

You have had plenty of good advice from other posters on your topic. You seem to want to ignore it and continue with your irrational fears.

If you do not want to take advice, don't ask for it!

She could try Googling "paranoia"...

[preliminary]

rics21, I feel for you! I am terrified of snakes no matter if they are venomous or not.

I found a snake skin in a tree in our yard in Hua Hin but never saw the snake itself during the whole year that we lived near that tree. Hope you will never see any snakes in your yard.