BIG snake... over there...

[A. Berk]

Just a few minutes back I sat right here at the keyboard, by the window, wending through the posts of YD when a BIG snake slithered across the lawn outside. Can anyone identify the species? It was; about 1.3m in length, very slender (yeah I know snakes aren't exactly fat but this was quite thin) with a grey-green under belly. The head looked yellowish, its back was almost black and two white-ish stripes ran from the back of its head right down the length of its body. Not exactly an underwater/diving related thread apart from the fact I was on YD at the time.

Oh, should add that this is Thailand and he/she is still under the bush just over there...... so watch where you tread!

EDIT; Just seen him/her again and the head is actually kind of brown-ish as is the tail-end.

Berko

[JamesW]

Have a look here Snakes poisonous
Best of luck

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by A. Berk

Just a few minutes back I sat right here at the keyboard, by the window, wending through the posts of YD when a BIG snake slithered across the lawn outside. Can anyone identify the species? It was; about 1.3m in length, very slender (yeah I know snakes aren't exactly fat but this was quite thin) with a grey-green under belly. The head looked yellowish, its back was almost black and two white-ish stripes ran from the back of its head right down the length of its body. Not exactly an underwater/diving related thread apart from the fact I was on YD at the time.

Oh, should add that this is Thailand and he/she is still under the bush just over there...... so watch where you tread!

EDIT; Just seen him/her again and the head is actually kind of brown-ish as is the tail-end.

Berko

Not a (harmless) python then.

Do you have a long handled shovel? Or you could try out your marksmanship with your S&W snubnosed gutbuster but remember it's no good if your hands are shaking.

Better safe than sorry.

[SilvaFish]

Sounds like an ingredient for a tasty soup. Cut head off first before chucking it in the pot to be on the safe side!

[Garf]

Bearing in mind how many varieties of poisonous snakes there are in thailand, I'd just identify it as a "dont f**k with me snake" and steer clear.

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by Garf

Bearing in mind how many varieties of poisonous snakes there are in thailand, I'd just identify it as a "dont f**k with me snake" and steer clear.

I favour the long handled shovel approach if it's in the garden, it works every time and they are all poisonous here, we don't have any non-venomous species, the only thing that varies is how long you have to live. Out in the scrub though, I leave em alone.

[Crieagle]

Originally Posted by Garf

Bearing in mind how many varieties of poisonous snakes there are in thailand, I'd just identify it as a "dont f**k with me snake" and steer clear.

Sounds like a plan

[A. Berk]

Originally Posted by JamesW

Have a look here Snakes poisonous
Best of luck

Cheers James, it looks like a coral - with the long white lines - but they state that the coral is found in southern Thailand, further south than Songhkla... we are a long way north of there. I have no intention of giving him any grief - unless he bites me - then my last dying act will be to pull his heed off!

kBore

[Adrian Kelland]

Badger, badger, badger...

[JamesW]

My wife once hit a snake with a long handled shovel!! My god I was in pain for days