Snake in the pond

**William** · 27-10-2006, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by RandomChances

Originally Posted by hillbilly

She thinks all snakes are deadly so...needless, to say this Thai creature went to snake heaven.

A dam fine sentiment IMO, the best way of identifing wether a snake is poisionous is by looking closly at its dead body

reminds me of a saying we had in Zambia

"The best way to see a crocodile is on a Italian man's feet."

**Whiteshiva** · 27-10-2006, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by William

Originally Posted by RandomChances

Originally Posted by hillbilly

She thinks all snakes are deadly so...needless, to say this Thai creature went to snake heaven.

A dam fine sentiment IMO, the best way of identifing wether a snake is poisionous is by looking closly at its dead body

reminds me of a saying we had in Zambia

"The best way to see a crocodile is on a Italian man's feet."

should't that be "around an Italian man's feet"?

**Dougal** · 01-04-2007, 10:35 AM

Bump.

Not in the pond but I didn't want to start another thread - and it seems more on topic than gay motorcyclists.

This whip snake was very difficult to find again if you took your eyes of it.

**dirtydog** · 01-04-2007, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by kingwillyhggtb

i was gonna do a steve irwin and pick him up by the tail,

This may come as a bit of a shock, but Steve is dead, died from playing with dangerous animals.

**William** · 01-04-2007, 05:22 PM

The question is Dougal, is the thing dead!

**Eliminator** · 02-04-2007, 08:24 AM

It's a non poisonous snake.

**phunphin** · 02-04-2007, 10:42 PM

looks like a rat snake...(big rats eyes)they like to eat frogs and small reptiles, had one in a pond beside our room, just the head sticking out of the water so i go and poke it with a stick , bloody thing was almost 3 metres long..scared the crap out of me.(but they are harmless)..love the whip snakes, they tend to stay in a certain spot, we had some at the resort, some babies and there mom or dad. very cool snake to watch.these grow upto 1.2 meters one in pic is a young one.

**Dougal** · 03-04-2007, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by phunphin

looks like a rat snake

Definitely an Oriental Whip Snake

Oriental whip snake (Ahaetulla prasina) in Singapore. The keyhole shape of the pupil and the narrow snout along with the grooves front of the eye are enhancing the binocular vision of this snake which is essential in its native arboreal environment.

**phunphin** · 03-04-2007, 05:17 PM

yes refering to the brown snake (rat snake)...

**Frankenstein** · 03-04-2007, 08:11 PM

What do you reckon this snake is then? Found him out back, probably killed by the kitten that hangs out in our yard. Added lighter to show size.

**phunphin** · 04-04-2007, 12:29 PM

a baby slider , not sure it's proper name,left my snake book in nz (well worth the 300bht)..most if not all grass snakes are harmless, cept maybe the keelback (orange/yellow patch on it's neck) they are just nasty.
Thai's are not taught about snakes in school and are just told all snakes are dangerous..result harmless snake gets killed due to ignorance.

**corvettelover** · 08-04-2007, 09:50 AM

Ok lets take our fragile life into our own hands, and play lets annoy the snake.
Better still recoginise the reality, its a snake and i am not a recoginised snake expert.
SO leave it alone, get some one to remove it or back off or run to the nearest exit.
life aint worth the risk

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