Thread: Cat,snake,me,the missus and a trail of poo

I noticed the cat was intently looking into a bit of greenery at the back of the house.

after about 5 mins of hissing from both of them, the snake took an almighty lunge at the cat.now myself and the wife are standing behind the cat and it seemed that the snake lunged out about 4-5 feet.I didn't see it retreat, as I had climbed up on the wifes sholders shouting "runaway runaway")

Snake then took off and I was in hot persuit with trusty broom in hand.This is all very interesting for a lad that comes from a conntry with no reptiles.

well this thing was like greased lightning.To cut a long story short that included a change of undies, it then started heading for us with another large strike!!By this time the wife was screaming and I was shitting like a big black Lab.It then raced of to the nearby bush,never to be seen again.

It was about 5'-6' long and had a very small head in comparison to it's body.It flatened it's neck out.(You can see if you look closely at the pic.) Any idea what it is?

no idea what it is. I would have been nailing the doors closed if it were my house!

^I was too dumb to do that.

According to the missus its a killer they can jump at you biting you on the head or chest shes telling me the Thai name but I can't spell it but it looks like some sort of cobra.

^^That's the one Frankie.It was bloody quick across the dirt!

I've come across three cobras here in CM i even chased one trying to get him to rear 'is ugly 'ead They always ran these guys ain't like that they run a bit and if you follow, even giving them room they get sick o runnin' and makea stand fierce lookin' things. Think the poster that knows, said they aint; poisonous. they will bite and any reptile bite is fuckin nasty. dirty mouths onthe lot of 'em

Originally Posted by daveboy

According to the missus its a killer they can jump at you biting you on the head or chest shes telling me the Thai name but I can't spell it but it looks like some sort of cobra.

according to 99.99% of all Thai missus' they're all deadly and can perform magic tricks 'n all knds of shit. far as muy ol lady goes anything not in a cage or ona leash is "Andalai"
These guys expand their heads the opposite direction of a cobra, look mean as hell, big open mouth.

Yep,I had the same experience with a Cobra last year.Reared up and then ran away.fucking coward! That's untill the bloke fronm next door shot it thru the melon with his shanghai...


Here is a decription of the rat snake..

Radiated rat snake Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 8:51 PM | Reptiles and Amphibians |


Our friend Nicki has acquired a Radiated Rat Snake (Elaphe s.l. radiata). Here are some things that have been written about the temperament of this species.
Bartlett and Bartlett, Corn Snakes and Other Rat Snakes (1996): “When even vaguely threatened, the radiated [rat snake] (so-called for the three dark lines that radiate outward from the eye) pulls is neck back, inflates its throat, and vigorously defends itself.”
Schulz, A Monograph of the Colubrid Snakes of the Genus Elaphe Fitzinger (1996):

The snake is very fast if it becomes necessary to flee and shows an amazingly aggressive temperament if cornered: The front part of the body is inflated vertically, bent into a double S-shape, and lifted off the ground. With the mouth agape and short hissing sounds, it literally leaps at the aggressor who may even [be] pursued for some distance. If the snake is picked up, it often empties its bowels and bites[;] the bitten part is often chewed on for a while.

Not for the faint of heart! Which is to say, me.

Forgot to mention something about the Cobras.A bloke down the road told me that quite a few of them "spit".I didn't think of that when I was poking it with a large broom....

Originally Posted by friscofrankie

according to 99.99% of all Thai missus' they're all deadly and can perform magic tricks 'n all knds of shit.

Thanks FF I feel slightly less embarrassed now, I'm going to have to stop listing to her soon arn't I

Originally Posted by daveboy

I'm going to have to stop listing to her soon arn't I

Soon as yu do that she'll be fuckin right
I always listen to the ol' lady then I can blame her

We had a long black snake across the driveway one night. All the way across then it slithered off.

The rat snake is doing you a favor by eating rats, don't kill it.

The cat was lucky if it had not spotted the snake you would have had one less thai pussy

had a cobra come and sit beside me at my house up here. i was sitting down on the floor of the frnt veranda when the hairs on the back of my neck went up, turned around and there it was. about 5 ft long, head up ,agressive pose. i shit myself,stood up and ran to the front door. missus had come to see what the noise was about,seen the snake and locked the glass sliding door. it turned and went up the side of the house.
i followed and saw it go under the house,cement slab, only a little hole.
turned out it had young uns. found out 2 or 3 weeks later when getting out of the car. little cobra on the ground. missus stood on it. thai man next store fixed a net across the the yard,side of the house, about 6ft wide. 2 days later he was eating cobra soup. he poured boiling water down the hole. i was a bit upset, don't like any animals to suffer.
about 20 little buggars made it to the top, aggressive lil shites too. the neighbour caught them and said he was going to give them to some zoo or something.
my number one phobia. snakes

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

Snake then took off and I was in hot persuit with trusty broom in hand.This is all very interesting for a lad that comes from a conntry with no reptiles.

well this thing was like greased lightning.To cut a long story short that included a change of undies, it then started heading for us with another large strike!!By this time the wife was screaming and I was shitting like a big black Lab.It then raced of to the nearby bush,never to be seen again.

most ppl that get bitten by snaked do so cos them is chasing them or trying to hit kill catch poke prod etc.

very few snakes activley try to hurt 'oomans !

Think cobras area beautiful snake. stepped out of my lawyers office a few months back to see one about 7 - 8 ft long stretched across the sidwalk leading up to the fish pond (read "snake feeder") it had this beautiful, faint crosshatch like pattern along it's sides. Looked like a cobra but never was aware fo this cross hatch like pattern before. The guys in the office were actin like young boys do and scared it off bfore I could get pissed off enough to rear up, so I was in dubt as to its true identity but when i got scared enough to boogie it flattened it's hood a bit and with the head elevated abut 6 inches off the ground, hood flat it took off kinda quick like.

I use to keep the 'dry' cat-food in my garage. When the bin got empty I would just fill it up. I decided on week to move the bin.

never again will I be so fcuking foolish. My gardener, OTH, had the best meal of his life.

Oh, and the other one I always check these days is my shoes in the morning. It's getting cold of a night and William's shoes (outside the front door) can make for a nice comfortable sleeping place. Who give a fcuk if the neighbours two streets away can hear me banging my shoes on the ground at 5a.m. before putting them on

I must admit that they facinate and scare me at the same time.

The krait the the cat killed was the brightest yellow and black markings.

The only snake that I really don't want to see is the russels viper.normally by the time you have seen them,they have already bitten you.If you get bitten, there is a very good chance that you will lose a finger or toe etc,sometimes even if you get the anti-venom ASAFP.

Russels Vipers are prolly responsible for more snake bites..and deaths in Asia than any other snake.fark that!

Nice stories, lads.

Make sure you'll get some close-ups of the head next time.

I had couple of snakes chucked out from my house! I mean, I called the security guards to sort it out. I suspect all the snakes were served at dinner as all of the guards were from the NE.

I have had several encounters with snakes both here in BKK and upcountry. The Thais all say they are dangerous. They may be right.

But then I ain't Dr. Brady...

My outlook. If the snake leaves and doesn't bother me fine, if it aggravates my daily routine, it is a goner...

Originally Posted by stroller

Nice stories, lads.

Make sure you'll get some close-ups of the head next time.

Good enough?

^Fuck me, it looks like you had Anakonda at home.

^When the wife first saw this snake she started yelling "look,look...a penis"