Bredbury Blue Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Visitor outside the kitchen window this morning. Pictures through the window. When I went outside it spotted me quickly and escaped up one of our mango trees. My worry is our kids play in the garden and the wife climbs the other mango tree for its fruit. Anybody know what type of snake and if poisonous? Can't help too much describing it as I'm colour blind but I'd say it was bright green and probably yellowish under belly, but don't rely too much on my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Common misconception,snakes are not poisonous,but they can Venomous. confirm ,Golden tree snake,don't bother it and it will be no problem,if they spot you they will be off like lightening,very fast. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yup ^^^, I think it's a Golden Tree Snake too, beautiful, quick, harmless to humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Also agree it is a Golden Tree Snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 The wife disagrees. She hasn't said what she thinks it is though ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Looks like the common golden tree snake. Not dangerous to humans or pets - unless your pet is a gecko, bird, egg, or small lizard. Cheers, Vern L. www.ThailandSnakes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacChang Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I need to find a new wife that can climb trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGS1244 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It also looks a lot like a water snake, not venomous, do you live anywhere near a Klong or stream or water source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 It also looks a lot like a water snake, not venomous, do you live anywhere near a Klong or stream or water source? We do live next a klong and fish fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocicat Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The only good snake is a dead one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It's a Golden Tree snake. Not sure about harmless to humans though, One climbed my transformer pole and shorted out two phases on the HT side, cooked itself and caused 50k damage inside the house. They think the poles are some sort of tree with something humming at the top. Here is his picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The only good snake is a dead one. You must be blissfully happy in your ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGS1244 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It also looks a lot like a water snake, not venomous, do you live anywhere near a Klong or stream or water source? We do live next a klong and fish fields. This is a confirmed water snake living near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythonHouse Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 If you bite it and you die - it is poisonousIf it bites you and you die - it is venomousPS. It is a Golden Tree Snake - harmless to humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The only good snake is a dead one. You must be blissfully happy in your ignorance. I agree with you tolsti , oh and all fish are sharks and best dead too . The snake might be a Painted Bronze Back, very common here up north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The only good snake is a dead one. Snakes serve a very useful purpose in the eco-system in that they feed on rats and mice amongst other things. Unless they are a direct threat to humankind, leave them alone. And if you don't know what your about, also leave them alone! Wifey was trying to have me kill a harmless Keel Snake a while back. A gave her a lecture on conservation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Golden tree snake. Mildly venomous, rear fanged but not dangerous to humans unless you are allergic. Very fast and will bite if cornered. I've been bitten at least three times over the past 16 years trying to catch one in the house before a Thai came in with a bamboo stick and tried to kill it destroying everything that it was near. The new cover for my air con was 3500 baht after the neighbour helped my wife with one in the bedroom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBWG Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I would leave the snake alone and buy the wife on of those baskets that fit on a bamboo pole for recovering the mangoes. TBWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 It's a Golden Tree snake. Not sure about harmless to humans though, One climbed my transformer pole and shorted out two phases on the HT side, cooked itself and caused 50k damage inside the house. They think the poles are some sort of tree with something humming at the top. Here is his picture. Cannot eat it only half cooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The only good snake is a dead one. You must be blissfully happy in your ignorance. Yes think so too, the only good Westerner is a mute one sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKT Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Your wife is right, this looks much more like a young king cobra than a golden tree snake. Leave it well alone and it will go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3SoiDogNight Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm with the Thais on this one. I'm well aware of the snakes purpose in our eco-system but if one is in my house or direct threat to me, I will kill it. I HATE snakes! They're not beautiful or exotic at all. That said, I'd like to have a wife that can climb a tree. That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishin2 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Snakes eat rats. Rats carry disease. There is nothing with having snakes around. They have a valid place in our ecosystem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Thais think all snakes are venomous and act accordingly except those who think every thing live is edible and act accordingly. One sober point of observation. One of our staff killed a confirmed Malaysian it Viper (Very deadly venomous) and of unpredictable temperament. If I had seen it alive I would have thought it was a young Burmese python and been interested but not frightened. Guiding Rule No 1: If you do not know REALLY what that snake is, not just guessing, handle it ONLY with a long broom or a long bamboo pole and your back to an escape route Edited April 17, 2015 by The Deerhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varangkul Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Snakes are okay where they belong - not in my house not on my property! Early one morning i went to draw the curtains in the lounge, saw what I thought was a scarf lying at the bottom of the curtains. Went to pick it up - it was a five foot long cobra! I have e the pictures to prove it! It's dead now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Snakes eat rats. Rats carry disease. There is nothing with having snakes around. They have a valid place in our ecosystem. Your right unfortunately God or Budda has not created us all equally which can be good or bad. I think snakes should be left alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Not one of you have gotten it right. I have posted many times about these snakes They are the EEBEE GEEBEE Snake endemic to only Thailand . They have very unusual habits . They like dark areas , Many a foreigner has found them in their pockets. If you stick your hand in while the snake is in waiting you have problems Try and get that baht coin and they will strangle your fingers and like an anaconda wrap around your arm They have picked up their habits from woman in Thailand . Best when you see one just run the other way They probably cannot run as fast as Thai woman to a Farang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig krup Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Snakes eat rats. Rats carry disease. There is nothing with having snakes around. They have a valid place in our ecosystem. I've never quite understood this, at least when it is used to justify really seriously dangerous stuff. Snakes are cold blooded, so they don't eat much for their size. A Malayan Pit viper might eat a rat every few weeks. If you invented a rat trap which 1) killed a rat every three weeks, and 2) would cost a human their life or health if they stepped on it, do you think you could get it licensed for use? A good cat will kill rats and mice all day every day, and if cats become a problem you can shoot them with a .22 rifle. Nobody in their right mind would introduce seriously venomous cold blooded creatures as a solution to a vermin problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm 99% sure that its a golden tree snake judging by its colors, head shape and pattern on the head. Mildly venomous with a bite like a bee sting unless you have some allergy. It is a flying snake. I often see them in my garden and elswhere in Phuket. They are very good at climbing trees by which i mean a nearly vertical tree. They tend to feed on geckos and other snakes. I find them to be very curious and interested in what is happening and I'm sure I've seen one or two rise up vertically from behind a wall to look directly at me and looks just like a natural stalk of a plant. When It realises that I've seen it, it starts rocking back and forth like its in a breeze and it increases its rocking till it disappears behind the wall and is gone. I like these snakes around my garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtsabai Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Snakes are good to eat, well at least some. Don't ever try to eat a Cottonmouth and when skinning rattlesnake watch out for the "musk" gland at the rear. Cut into it and it will ruin the meat much like the musk gland of a deer or elk or gator if you don't clean your knife asap. I know American snakes, but Thai, nope. Cobra's come in so many color variations it is often hard to tell until too late. If I know non "venemous" (PC bullshit) it can leave, if I don't it dies. Pretty simple. I had a spitting cobra that never did it's thing on the back wall and it looked me in the eye. I backed down, in the states it would have very dead, very quick. When it decided to leave it was twice as big as I thought but I knocked it off the wall into the neighbors yard with all the never shutting up yapping poddle mix mutts. Heavenly quiet for 2 days. Yep, snakes have a purpose. No tree hugging city boy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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