richard10365 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I found this little guy by my mailbox. Does anyone know what kind of snake this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffphuket Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Same as this one I suspect...It didn't bite ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koratsteve Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I found this little guy by my mailbox. Does anyone know what kind of snake this is? Richard, I’m fairly certain that it is a Golden tree Snake which is non venomous, I have had some of these little fellows living in my roof for over a year now and we all get along fine. Check out this web page that I found to confirm the likeness. http://wildthailandphotos.com/golden.tree.snake.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexth Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I think I'd have a heart attack if I'd find a snake (no matter how little) anywhere near the place I'm living. I love animals, but reptiles and especially snakes are something I really hate and I'm not ashamed to admit that I'd sh1t my pants immediatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I think I'd have a heart attack if I'd find a snake (no matter how little) anywhere near the place I'm living. I love animals, but reptiles and especially snakes are something I really hate and I'm not ashamed to admit that I'd sh1t my pants immediatly. Here is a piece I came across the other day. There are two types of phobias, one is based on instincts and the other is a perceived fear like the fear of flying. http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060721/sc_...onscientistsays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiboxer Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 That snake is pretty small. Even if it were venomous, I doubt its teeth would be large/long enough to go through the skin if it bit you. Non-venomous snakes generally have a spoon shaped head with the nose area curving gently whereas venomous snakes tend to have a triangular shaped head. Cute little snake by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffphuket Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 That snake is pretty small. Even if it were venomous, I doubt its teeth would be large/long enough to go through the skin if it bit you. Non-venomous snakes generally have a spoon shaped head with the nose area curving gently whereas venomous snakes tend to have a triangular shaped head. Cute little snake by the way I was 100% sure it wouldn't bite me before I picked it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiboxer Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 was 100% sure it wouldn't bite me before I picked it up At least you were cautious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billzant Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Dear Forum, Does anyone know of a site with pictures of snakes as I did have a visitor and it did freak me out? Hope you are keeping well, All the Best Bill Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I’ve found this site http://www.toxinology.com/ very good for detailed information on snakes and other nasties from all around the world. It’s very comprehensive. You don’t need to subscribe to view the information. Once the page opens, click on snakes, scorpions etc then search for the area you want. The results appear as lists. Click on the name of the snake, spider etc and a page opens showing the details including photos if available. Happy reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard10365 Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Thanks for all the replies. I don't think it's venomous either so he is still out in the weeds killing insects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Well ... easy to keep my house vermin-free I guess just by having a snake around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffphuket Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 was 100% sure it wouldn't bite me before I picked it up At least you were cautious Not reallly, It was dead...the cat brought it in to the house !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddy Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 The snake above is commonly known in the trade as an Ornate Flying Snake or Paradise Flying Snake. They are rear-fanged ie they have grooved teeth in nthe rear of the mouth that drip venom rather than 'inject' it. Relatively safe to handle as they need to chew for the venom to act. Various reactions have occured although death is highly unlikely - a black arm is not! Check out my site: www.viperandvine.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 That snake is pretty small. Even if it were venomous, I doubt its teeth would be large/long enough to go through the skin if it bit you. Non-venomous snakes generally have a spoon shaped head with the nose area curving gently whereas venomous snakes tend to have a triangular shaped head. Cute little snake by the way I don't think I'l be going snake-watching with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEALTH K3 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Even this makes people nervous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkijah Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 We live in what I would consider to be the middle of Bangkok, just west of Pin Klao on Charang Sanitwong road but the characteristics of our house means that we get a lot of unexpected wildlife for Bangkok, this morning my TGF woke me up to tell me there was a snake in the 'garden', now what she means by a garden is actually an old disused coconut plantation which is about 3 rai in size, like I said right in the middle of Bangkok - we're so lucky, we don't need to move to the boonies to get away from it all Anyway, I thought I'd check this snake out as I do like to photograph them so I got up, grabbed my camera and there it was, this 1 metre long green pointed head snake, our neighbours think a bite from this will swell up your arm to double its normal size, is that true? Does anybody know the facts?? This poor snake actually had a big red ant hanging off the right side of its head but I wasn't about to liberate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkijah Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I've tried looking on google for this snake as I'd really like to know what type it is and how dangerous it is but I can't find a thing! Does anybody know somewhere on the web where I can name this snake?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) We live in what I would consider to be the middle of Bangkok, just west of Pin Klao on Charang Sanitwong road but the characteristics of our house means that we get a lot of unexpected wildlife for Bangkok, this morning my TGF woke me up to tell me there was a snake in the 'garden', now what she means by a garden is actually an old disused coconut plantation which is about 3 rai in size, like I said right in the middle of Bangkok - we're so lucky, we don't need to move to the boonies to get away from it all Anyway, I thought I'd check this snake out as I do like to photograph them so I got up, grabbed my camera and there it was, this 1 metre long green pointed head snake, our neighbours think a bite from this will swell up your arm to double its normal size, is that true? Does anybody know the facts?? This poor snake actually had a big red ant hanging off the right side of its head but I wasn't about to liberate it nice pic! you can buy those at Chatuchak for about 200 baht! not dangerous at all ... an insect eater Edited July 25, 2006 by jdinasia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkijah Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 You're joking!? Why do the locals insist the the non-venomous snakes are venomous and the venomous snakes are non-venomous?? They insisted that if this snake bit you your arm would swell up... There was another snake here a few weeks ago, about as thick as your forearm but only about a metre long, sound dangerous? It does to me! the locals told us that it was a chicken eater, any ideas without any photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 try the pets and vets sub-forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Snakes Poisonous Animals Hope this site helps you all. Yours truly, Kan Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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