Comments on: Snakes http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/ This is my journal of living in Thailand Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:51:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Sandra http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2005 Sandra Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:01:42 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2005 Ugh, that is horrifying. Terrible. What kind of snakes are they? Are they dangerous? Can you hire an expert to come and inspect your entire house--maybe they are coming in through some small hole that you can't see. Maybe there are more of them in the walls or something. That is so hideous. How does your son10 feel? Ugh, what a horror. Ugh, that is horrifying. Terrible. What kind of snakes are they? Are they dangerous? Can you hire an expert to come and inspect your entire house–maybe they are coming in through some small hole that you can’t see. Maybe there are more of them in the walls or something. That is so hideous. How does your son10 feel? Ugh, what a horror.

]]> By: Preya http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2006 Preya Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:05:38 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2006 Oh gosh...hang in there...I'm crossing my fingers that no other critters crawl into your house! Oh gosh…hang in there…I’m crossing my fingers that no other critters crawl into your house!

]]> By: Oakley http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2007 Oakley Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:34:10 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2007 Welcome to the jungle! I'm HORRIFIED of the Jingjoks (little white ones) and more so of the Tookkae (big ugly scaley yellow eyed ones). Being in the city, I have seen 2 snakes in the wild on our property. One was the green garden variety. The other was the poisonous yellow-and-black one. The gardener at the time took care of both. We have mostly JJs but occasionally we ran into the baby TKs around the house. We did have at least one big one somewhere on the property as we could hear its signature calls every night. My poor maid, trying to be brave for us, would perform the "spray, catch, and release" on these creatures if they wander inside the house. My suggestion, get a cat. We had a population of stray cats that congregated in the condo next door. The staff there feed them. Since they have become a permanent fixture of the neighborhood, the population of JJs had gone down noticably. At least that'd solve one problem. :) Welcome to the jungle! I’m HORRIFIED of the Jingjoks (little white ones) and more so of the Tookkae (big ugly scaley yellow eyed ones). Being in the city, I have seen 2 snakes in the wild on our property. One was the green garden variety. The other was the poisonous yellow-and-black one. The gardener at the time took care of both.

We have mostly JJs but occasionally we ran into the baby TKs around the house. We did have at least one big one somewhere on the property as we could hear its signature calls every night.

My poor maid, trying to be brave for us, would perform the “spray, catch, and release” on these creatures if they wander inside the house.

My suggestion, get a cat. We had a population of stray cats that congregated in the condo next door. The staff there feed them. Since they have become a permanent fixture of the neighborhood, the population of JJs had gone down noticably. At least that’d solve one problem. :)

]]> By: Korbua http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2008 Korbua Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:24:04 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2008 Snakes horrify me! How on earth did the 50 cm snake get into the room? Maybe you should really cut back the trees even more. I think we had this snake moving around the washing area once... my nanny almost died of heart attack. In a way it is funny, but mostly it's way too scary to even mention. :) Hope things work out soon, so you won't be living a zoo. :) Snakes horrify me! How on earth did the 50 cm snake get into the room? Maybe you should really cut back the trees even more. I think we had this snake moving around the washing area once… my nanny almost died of heart attack. In a way it is funny, but mostly it’s way too scary to even mention. :) Hope things work out soon, so you won’t be living a zoo. :)

]]> By: Mike&Morgan http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2010 Mike&Morgan Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:40:01 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2010 Wow, that's bad! We've seen 3 snakes outside since we arrived in May, but never one in the house! Our worst experience was a spider as big as my hand. I'd rather deal with that than a snake. Hope you don't get anymore! Wow, that’s bad! We’ve seen 3 snakes outside since we arrived in May, but never one in the house! Our worst experience was a spider as big as my hand. I’d rather deal with that than a snake. Hope you don’t get anymore!

]]> By: Mum http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2011 Mum Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:54:20 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2011 How absolutely horrible, I'm sooo sorry for T. and you all. I really hope this was just a single stray one and there won't ever be another one! I'll be thinking of you all as you go to bed tonight! How absolutely horrible, I’m sooo sorry for T. and you all. I really hope this was just a single stray one and there won’t ever be another one! I’ll be thinking of you all as you go to bed tonight!

]]> By: Haddock http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2033 Haddock Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:24:44 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2033 That would freak me out a bit I think! There used to be a big rat snake that was seen in my garden from time to time when I lived in Hong Kong. Fortunately I never met it! That would freak me out a bit I think! There used to be a big rat snake that was seen in my garden from time to time when I lived in Hong Kong. Fortunately I never met it!

]]> By: Stuart's Life in Thailand http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2047 Stuart's Life in Thailand Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:26:37 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2047 <strong>Brushes with Nature in Bangkok</strong> For one of the first times after moving to Bangkok, I have a growing feeling that I am a part... Brushes with Nature in Bangkok

For one of the first times after moving to Bangkok, I have a growing feeling that I am a part…

]]> By: Sidney http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2087 Sidney Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:13:09 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2087 I think life is pretty similar in the Philippines. Lot of animals around. Saw a small snake in the kitchen but hopefully I will never find one in bed... I guess there is not much you can do. There is a local company "spraying" my house and garden (with a white smoke) every two months. That way we got rid of mouses, rats and cockroaches. I think life is pretty similar in the Philippines. Lot of animals around. Saw a small snake in the kitchen but hopefully I will never find one in bed…
I guess there is not much you can do.
There is a local company “spraying” my house and garden (with a white smoke) every two months. That way we got rid of mouses, rats and cockroaches.

]]> By: Tyland in Cambodia http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2125 Tyland in Cambodia Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:44:41 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2125 Shit yeah, snakes are bad but spiders are worse! So are stag beetles and the ants. Haven't you had ant problems? It seems like ever since I got to Asia I've had ants in my bed and in my laptop... and that's in the nicer hotels too sometimes. Spiders drive me nuts but I've seen some really beautiful ones here. The thing is that spiders can crawl into almost anything whereas snakes are big and easy to grab and kick and don't hang upside down... Shit yeah, snakes are bad but spiders are worse! So are stag beetles and the ants. Haven’t you had ant problems? It seems like ever since I got to Asia I’ve had ants in my bed and in my laptop… and that’s in the nicer hotels too sometimes.

Spiders drive me nuts but I’ve seen some really beautiful ones here. The thing is that spiders can crawl into almost anything whereas snakes are big and easy to grab and kick and don’t hang upside down…

]]> By: Tyland in Cambodia http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2126 Tyland in Cambodia Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:47:15 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2126 One question though, what exactly are "Jingjoks" and "Tookkae"? One question though, what exactly are “Jingjoks” and “Tookkae”?

]]> By: Lillian http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2130 Lillian Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:05:30 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-2130 lizard like things...no idea what the english word is.. get up to 20 cm... lizard like things…no idea what the english word is.. get up to 20 cm…

]]> By: penguin http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-13678 penguin Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:46:30 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-13678 That's nothing, I sleep with snakes, i once had to eat a snake because i was starving!! and it was alive!!! That’s nothing, I sleep with snakes, i once had to eat a snake because i was starving!! and it was alive!!!

]]> By: Grogey http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-13789 Grogey Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:02:19 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-13789 WOW! cant believe there were- SNAKES IN YA BED! Hope ur recovering over it. Also- you posted this 1 year ago, how does it feel to already pass that? Also Penguin are you that guy who goes by the name Penguin-Man who eats and sleeps with snakes. Ive always wanted to meet and greet you! Well, Hi!!! also i once saw a spider the size of a poodle! but it was in my dreams......... I fell rejected, i have no friends, who wants to be my friend?? WOW! cant believe there were- SNAKES IN YA BED!
Hope ur recovering over it. Also- you posted this 1 year ago, how does it feel to already pass that?

Also Penguin are you that guy who goes by the name Penguin-Man who eats and sleeps with snakes. Ive always wanted to meet and greet you! Well, Hi!!!

also i once saw a spider the size of a poodle! but it was in my dreams……… I fell rejected, i have no friends, who wants to be my friend??

]]> By: David123X http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-15078 David123X Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:38:04 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/527/snakes/#comment-15078 Snakes are a beautiful creature. Most likely it was hunting any rodents or frogs you have previously have had in your house. Snakes are a beautiful creature. Most likely it was hunting any rodents or frogs you have previously have had in your house.

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