A killed snake can still be life-threatening
People react very differently to snakes. In areas where they are common, it is an accepted phenomenon that belongs in that environment. Where people are less confronted with snakes, they often react with a certain defense or fear, depending on the size.
It is wise to keep some distance from a snake and not to corner it. It is a different matter if it is found in a house or restaurant. Then “snake catchers” can be called or, for example, the fire brigade, who know further possibilities.
It has happened a few times that someone thought they could arrange this themselves. In Thailand, a man used a machete to cut off a snake's head. He later threw the head into a tub of hot water, apparently to make something edible out of it. In a convulsion, the head flew out of the water and bit the man on the arm. This one died 20 minutes later from the still active poison. Another man in Texas shoveled off a rattlesnake's head. When he wanted to clean up the remains, he was still poisoned and ended up in the hospital. After a week and 26 anti-venom injections, his condition is stable, but the kidneys are affected. The head of a rattlesnake can function for a long time, just like the venom glands, even after twelve hours.
A killed snake can therefore still be life-threatening!
Strange story.
In the region here (north east Isaan) there is no fire brigade or any specialist involved. Without exception, the snakes are caught themselves and they disappear in the cooking pot. Not a day goes by without a snake appearing somewhere.
Never knew anyone was bitten.
I also do it myself. Easy stuff. But give the carcass to the neighbors - I don't like it very much.
Last week a snake in the garden which is more common now I have a dog that bites everything in the garden or around the house dead or a chicken or Rat or snake don't matter
Now I walk behind the house and the dog next to me a snake comes at me the dog bites the snake the head saw off the head still moving and the body too.
Indeed, the snake kept biting, that's right, but the dog biting exactly behind its head is striking,
Afterwards received an extra bone for his heroic deed.
One of my dogs, a black Labardor, is also a snake killer. Once he has caught the snake, he swings his dog head in all directions at a rapid pace.
The snake doesn't get a chance to bite it.
Then he bites the snake in the middle , and goes on with the things of the day .
Jan Beute.
Exactly the same here with our dogs. However, after a fight with a Cobra, two of our dogs got poison in their eyes and had to rush to the animal hospital. Fortunately, all turned out well, but could probably have gone blind without prompt treatment.
Why kill snakes? Catching them is better. You can catch small snakes by putting on thick gloves and grabbing them just behind the head. You can also buy some kind of Action grabbers at DIY to pick up things. (Kind of long gripper pliers).
Put them in a jute bag or plastic bucket, container with a lid with air holes and put them out in the forest. Or if it is a water hose near water.
Snakes prey on small frogs and amphibians. The red-necked gullback is common in Uttaradit and is the most dangerous around here.
Snakes only bite out of fear and to defend themselves.
http://www.sjonhauser.nl/slangen-determineren.html
Thank you Rori for your information.
I never knew there were so many different types of snakes in Thailand.
Also a bit scared 🙂
For not real hobbyists it is impossible to identify them.
A healthy fear is in place.
But let's try to keep them alive.
Humans destroy so much already.
See my addition on and about 30 snakes more specifically.
In Thailand you can encounter 120 different species.
Depending on area and region. Wetland, Grassland, Bamboo, Rice fields, Water coast and mountains.
Dry or wet.
You rarely find more than 5 snakes in the countryside on an area of 100 m2 and then only when there are young.
Furthermore, you will not find all species within a certain area.
A viper and a cobra stay away from each other, for example, at least 200 meters.
The same goes for other species.
Why should you just kill everything, try to catch the snake or have it done, of course it remains to be seen, there are indeed dangerous ones, but you will see that soon enough, if the snake makes offensive movements then you can enjoy it assume that the animal may be dangerous.
Why kill snakes???
There are other alternatives…
Man: the biggest predator and the biggest killer in the world!!!
Look at it this way: children are always and everywhere running around in the gardens, on the fields.
Then you won't catch snakes neatly and release them a little further.
Moreover, snake is simply on the menu.
People live here close to nature. A snake is a (life) dangerous enemy.
Yes, you first have to see if it is dangerous, you don't immediately see that, unless you have to be an expert.
Know that in Belgium they eat water rabbit it's just a big Rat 55555.
Been here for many years and have seen some snakes and a bite of a snake quickly to the hospital and point to the sign which it is.
In the hospital here there is a sign with different snakes on it, so point to the snake or take it with you (dead).
Just take a picture of the snake and let it live. If you encounter a snake, it will want to flee. If he doesn't get up, you already know he's not really dangerous but wants to run off in a panic.
If he gets up and stands still, keep an appropriate distance.
Is NOT a guarantee of success but the latter is always good. Keep your distance.
NOTE: Many snakes only hunt at night so if you see them during the day it often means they have been startled or chased away.
Our old cat was eaten by a python but the younger ones are hunting smaller snakes.
They often emerge in villages and towns when it rains because their burrows are often flooded with water.
There are only a few really venomous snakes to humans in Thailand.
The Cobras, the Kraits, the Keelbacks, the Vipers and the Corals.
However, not all are immediately dangerous and you will not encounter them everywhere.
For more specific which snakes occur in your area and how often they are seen in the region, ask around in eg a hospital which snakes are known in the area.
The chance that you die in Thailand from a snake is very small. I haven't come across a case close to it in 30 years or so.
The chance of a traffic accident is many times greater than a snakebite or a fall from the balcony. I probably don't need to mention that at all.
The subdivision can also be made according to the region where you live. Just search the internet per province and you will know soon enough.
Overview of 34 really dangerous snakes in Thailand. However, they are often region specific. It's very strange that you happen to have them all in your area. Unless you end up in a temple hidden under sand like in Raiders of the Arc. (Uh, that about all those snakes in the movie is REALLY impossible. Snakes are very territorial and solitary oriented). the chance that you will have 5 in a 100 m2 is almost impossible.
Cobras are almost always deadly without an antidote. Time varies from 30 minutes to a day.
• Monocled Cobra Very dangerous and VERY deadly
• Siamese Spitting Cobra Very dangerous and deadly
• Equatorial Spitting Cobra Very dangerous and deadly
• King Cobra Very dangerous and VERY deadly
Kraits just run away from it. Rarely attack.
• Malayan Krait Southern Thailand and VERY lethal even after antidose
• Banded Krait RAREly occurs in Thailand, but it is also VERY deadly for humans because there is almost no antiserum for it.
• Red-headed Krait Only south of Ratchaburi. Is deadly
• Many-banded Krait Is a very beautiful snake but bite is VERY deadly.
Keelbacks are not immediately dangerous after a bite. Pick up serum if possible, but it is not available for all. However, keelbacks are small snakes so they have to bite for a long time and spray A LOT of venom. Often hanging on you for more than 10 seconds. Some even take up to 30 seconds to take effect.
• Red-headed Keelback Common but medium dangerous. Bites not so fast but deadly if the bite lasts longer than 10 seconds and enough venom is injected. No antiserum in Thailand. so watch out.
• Green Keelback. Not fatal or dangerous to humans.
• Speckle Headed Keelback. Medium dangerous. Not deadly or dangerous to humans.
• Blue-necked Keelback Not lethal or dangerous to humans.
Vipers.
Snakes are very regionally bound (often the name says enough). They are generally very territorial animals. Lie in the same place for days. You can walk past them 1 times without noticing them. Don't just bite. You almost or literally have to step on it.
• Malayan Pit Viper Probably no time for a will anymore. Dissolves your tissue.
• Russell's Siamese Viper See previous
• White-lipped Pit Viper See previous
• Wagler's Pit Viper Can be kept as a pet. Common in temples. If he bites antiserum asap. Usually not lethal to humans.
• Pope's Pit Viper
• Big eyed Pit Viper
• Cardamom Mountains Pit Viper
• Brown Spotted Pit Viper
• Kanburi Pit Viper
• Mangrove Pit Viper When he bites antiserum asap. Usually not fatal to humans.
• Gumprecht's Pit Viper
• Hagen's Pit Viper
•Phuket Pit Viper
• Vogel's Pit Viper
• Sumatran Pit Viper
• Siamese Peninsula Pit Viper
• Mountain Pit Viper
Coral snakes are potentially deadly.
Especially on the coast and in wet areas. Under WET rotting leaves eg. Have a large distribution area. There is NO antiserum for many of these strains.
• Small Spotted Coral
• Spotted Coral
• Blue Long-glanded Coral. Also called Blue Malaysian Coral. Very deadly
• Brown Long Glanded Coral
• MacClelland's Coral
It is simply ignorance as far as many Thais are concerned. In general they kill every snake and then you get the comment that they are dangerous. However, most snakes are harmless and even dangerous ones will only bite in an emergency. And if you are at home in Thailand, you know that anti-venom is available in every clinic, there are photos so that the patient can point out which snake it was. It's just a matter of teaching people from childhood which snakes are dangerous and which are not and how to act. And that's the problem. The only snake I stay away from is the python, which is a bit too strong for me.
There is not an antidote for all snakes. Simply stating that it is there is a myth. Checking the internet to see which snakes occur in your area will give you more clarity.
Watch out for Cobras, Kraits, Vipers and Corals.
There are about 30 (life) dangerous snakes for humans in Thailand. NO serum is present or known for 8