Snake Sighting: Terrifying Run-In in My Backyard

[arildno]

As I sat down on the pot with my pants around my ankles, a little garter snake slithered around my feet. Since then, I've never been the same.

That's the stuff nightmares are made of.
I can understand you can't ever get "free" of that experience..

 

[wolram]

Evo, it is not snakes that are scary.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blgreensnake.htm.

Oh and by the way snakes can fly.

http://www.flyingsnake.org/

 

[stoned]

is it not she beautiful ?

 

[Moonbear]

So... you couldn't sleep then til you killed a cricket?

That was my problem the first night here...those big fat crickets also chirp a lot! They keep coming in through the garage.

I don't mind snakes that much as long as they keep their distance. They eat bugs and mice, which I think it a good job to let them keep doing. I don't even mind them up close as long as I'm positive they are non-venomous. Really, I'd much rather have a snake in my attic than mice; at least I know the snake won't be shredding my sweaters if it turns them into a nest.

And where's DocToxyn? A whole thread on snakes and I don't see him in it anywhere?!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Does anyone remember the movie "Sssssss"?

...Deliciously oblivious to the mechanisms of Dr. Stoner, David bumbles about the film questioning changes in his physiology including shedding his skin, developing scales, and turning green. Unfortunately for Dr. Stoner's daughter, she does not uncover her father's plot until it is too late, finding her father dead thanks to a bite from David [now] the King Cobra...his end [comes] thanks to a hungry mongoose.

http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/snakeweek/fe-snakes/ssssss.asp

 

[Evo]

A mongoose! YES! Thanks Ivan! How could I forget Riki Tiki Tavi?

Moonbear, snakes will shred sweaters, they're evil.

I thought for sure this thread would lure Doc Toxyn in.

 

[Moonbear]

A mongoose! YES! Thanks Ivan! How could I forget Riki Tiki Tavi?

Riki Tiki Tavi is the first thing that came to mind when I read Ivan's post too! He was so cute.

Moonbear, snakes will shred sweaters, they're evil.

NOOOOOOOOOO! *runs up to attic to get rid of mouse-hunting, sweater-shredding, furry, fanged, flying snake*

I thought for sure this thread would lure Doc Toxyn in.

Tsk tsk...what is he up to? He must have some experiment keeping busy. Probably counting sweaty mouse feet or something like that.

 

[Evo]

Tsk tsk...what is he up to? He must have some experiment keeping busy. Probably counting sweaty mouse feet or something like that.

That's right, he studies sweaty mouse feet.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I don't think mice sweat. They're like Russ.

 

[Evo]

I don't think mice sweat. They're like Russ.

Poor Russ. But he looks hot in his shorts and sunglasses, but you're right, he didn't look sweaty.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Poor Russ. But he looks hot in his shorts and sunglasses, but you're right, he didn't look sweaty.

scmhooze schmooze schmooze

Did you tell Evo Child about her fame in the caption competition? :shy:

 

[Moonbear]

I don't think mice sweat.

DocToxyn has scientific evidence that they get sweaty feet. I wonder if he's asked Dr. Scholls for funding?

They're like Russ.

Nah, he's just extra crispy.

 

[Evo]

Did you tell Evo Child about her fame in the caption competition? :shy:

That wasn't the Evo Child, that was my older daughter, the Spawn of Evo. (no, I'm afraid to tell her)

 

[Ivan Seeking]

(no, I'm afraid to tell her)

uh oh...

 

[JamesU]

rut roh!

 

[Kerrie]

Oh and by the way snakes can fly.

http://www.flyingsnake.org/

An absolutely putrid and horrid sight. It's bad enough they slither, but fly?!

 

[Yaaks]

here are a few pics taken by me...
1>A Trinket in my backyard
http://us.a1.yahoofs.com/users/41e41964z35c4715b/b128/__sr_/842d.jpg?phDlwJDBzMzciGxA
2>Ahhhhhhh!
http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/41e41964z35c4715b/b128/__sr_/bb0b.jpg?phDlwJDBI3dUNCmK
Totally harmless (non-venomous)
3>The Scary, deadly Malabar Pit Viper from a trekking expedition, Coorg(India)..
http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/41e41964z35c4715b/b128/__sr_/e8e5.jpg?phDlwJDBoxYeok4d

ok,, i have a problem linking PF and my yahoo-photo album, is there any other way i can upload the pix for viewing on PF..

 

[honestrosewater]

ok,, i have a problem linking PF and my yahoo-photo album, is there any other way i can upload the pix for viewing on PF..

Sure. Reply to this thread; below the text box, there's a box that says Additional Options; inside there's an Attach Files area; Click Manage Attachments. Or you can upload them to another site and link to there.

 

[Yaaks]

All the pix are in order,,,
1>The broze back tree snake
2>.....".....
3>The deadly Malabar Pit Viper

@honestrosewater,,, thnx a million

 

[Yaaks]

heres another pic
of Mr.Viper

 

[honestrosewater]

Ahh! The shape of a viper's head gives me chills - just the outline of it. And that's an impressive viper head! ...deep breath... it looks kind of like the um, the one with the horns... the gaboon. Do you have any of those around?

Okay, the vipers have very distinctive features, but how can you tell a cobra from other types of snakes? Is the hood always easy to see? Say, like a black mamba *shudder* (or do you have kraits there?) - I've never seen one up-close, but from a distance, it looks just like any other harmless snake to me. ??

 

[honestrosewater]

Oh, I wonder if Evo had to approve those?! Poor thing. I hope she's okay.

 

[Yaaks]

Yep! we have Kraits, the common Krait and the Banded Krait..
Kraits are responsible for the second-most number of deaths by snake bites in India...

 

[honestrosewater]

Yep! we have Kraits, the common Krait and the Banded Krait..
Kraits are responsible for the second-most number of deaths by snake bites in India...

Looking at or talking about venomous snakes kind of puts me on edge. I was just looking at some pictures of kraits and felt something touch my foot - and I SHOT out of my chair and was across the room before I realized it was just my pants leg that touched my foot. Oy. Anyway...

So how can you tell whether a snake is a krait, just by looking at it?
The banded krait has distinctive markings, so I guess that would be easy to spot. Do all of the banded kraits have those black and yellow/white bands?
I didn't look at many pictures of the common krait - one heart attack per night is enough for me. The ones that I saw look just like any other black snake. Can you easily tell them apart from other snakes?

 

[Lisa!]

Thanks to honestrosewater, I just saw this thread.(Thanks, Sis) I ove snakes too. They're awesome. But the only snake I saw from a near distance was a little one! We had a very selfsaticfied manageress and she was frightened to death when she saw that little(only a few inches) snake!

 

[djeipa]

I know you own a lot of things more terrible than just snakes.

 

[Lisa!]

Poor Russ. But he looks hot in his shorts and sunglasses, but you're right, he didn't look sweaty.

Cool not hot, right?

 

[Yaaks]

Looking at or talking about venomous snakes kind of puts me on edge. I was just looking at some pictures of kraits and felt something touch my foot - and I SHOT out of my chair and was across the room before I realized it was just my pants leg that touched my foot. Oy. Anyway...

So how can you tell whether a snake is a krait, just by looking at it?
The banded krait has distinctive markings, so I guess that would be easy to spot. Do all of the banded kraits have those black and yellow/white bands?
I didn't look at many pictures of the common krait - one heart attack per night is enough for me. The ones that I saw look just like any other black snake. Can you easily tell them apart from other snakes?

The Common Krait as the name tells u is really common, the marknigs on the snake are quite obvious, distinct(the white bands)...
The snake is dark or black in colour with thin white bands spread across the length..
We use a Field Guide for confirming the identity of the snake..
We take extra precaution when we deal with the snake coz its got a reeeeeallllllly naaasssty bite ..

 

[EnumaElish]

Stupid jaws of death eats everything, but she didn't even look at the snake.

What is jaws of death?

I need some skunks, they eat snakes don't they?

You may need birds of prey and/or a mongoose. See http://www.szgdocent.org/resource/rr/c-hide.htm.

 

[honestrosewater]

The Common Krait as the name tells u is really common, the marknigs on the snake are quite obvious, distinct(the white bands)...
The snake is dark or black in colour with thin white bands spread across the length..
We use a Field Guide for confirming the identity of the snake..
We take extra precaution when we deal with the snake coz its got a reeeeeallllllly naaasssty bite ..

Do you work with snakes or just encounter them often?

 

[djeipa]

Oooooohhhh, Lis woke up.