Wife catches Cobra in her house!

[binnsy]

Told the wife she can check the bed for 'snakes' when I get there

She will be dissapointed when all she finds is a maggot  

[binnsy]

The Junglebunny sleeps next to a large 'one eyed python' every night.....I hope she doesnt decide to kill it!!

Has she fcuked off     

[Kodan]

Told the wife she can check the bed for 'snakes' when I get there

She will be dissapointed when all she finds is a maggot  

But But ... its a REALLY nice maggot!!

[nookiebear]

Be careful Nookie someone else doesn't!!

Very wise words Nick

[celticman]

Everyone loves a good looking Thai woman that has 'snake wrangling' in her resume'.    She's getting ready for bed and sees something move under one of the 'tewpaas'. Further investigation determins its a small cobra (little over 1/2 meter) caught in one of those sticky glue traps.
   She removes the snake and trap to place it outside by the road where it is left overnight to be killed the next morning by someone else. In keeping with Buddhist tradition couldnt kill it in her house for fear of 'bad ghost following you around'..... Ahhhh Issan.  I informed her that when I am there in 2 weeks if I find a poisonous snake in the house ...its gonna die. told her I already have bad spirits following me around ...any new ones can kiss my ass then straight to the back of the line.
   I'll take a few bad spririts over a dead wife or daughter whether she likes it or not!

I can understand your concern over the snake being around your family,but that does not give you right to the kill it,their are plenty of people around that would be more than willing to help you remove the snake,remember we all have the right to live.

As nice as that sentiment is, I would not jeopardise my family whilst we phoned dial-a-snake-adviceline.

That goes for anything that would threaten my families well-being - I am not victimising snakes.

I would have someone come and catch it then kill it and then find a taxidermist and then put it on show in a glass case.

Yes and tell your grandchildren how grandad binnsy killed it with his bare hands,sure they will be very impressed.

[binnsy]

Everyone loves a good looking Thai woman that has 'snake wrangling' in her resume'.    She's getting ready for bed and sees something move under one of the 'tewpaas'. Further investigation determins its a small cobra (little over 1/2 meter) caught in one of those sticky glue traps.
   She removes the snake and trap to place it outside by the road where it is left overnight to be killed the next morning by someone else. In keeping with Buddhist tradition couldnt kill it in her house for fear of 'bad ghost following you around'..... Ahhhh Issan.  I informed her that when I am there in 2 weeks if I find a poisonous snake in the house ...its gonna die. told her I already have bad spirits following me around ...any new ones can kiss my ass then straight to the back of the line.
   I'll take a few bad spririts over a dead wife or daughter whether she likes it or not!

I can understand your concern over the snake being around your family,but that does not give you right to the kill it,their are plenty of people around that would be more than willing to help you remove the snake,remember we all have the right to live.

As nice as that sentiment is, I would not jeopardise my family whilst we phoned dial-a-snake-adviceline.

That goes for anything that would threaten my families well-being - I am not victimising snakes.

I would have someone come and catch it then kill it and then find a taxidermist and then put it on show in a glass case.

Yes and tell your grandchildren how grandad binnsy killed it with his bare hands,sure they will be very impressed.

As least I would be alive to tell the story.

[celticman]

Everyone loves a good looking Thai woman that has 'snake wrangling' in her resume'.    She's getting ready for bed and sees something move under one of the 'tewpaas'. Further investigation determins its a small cobra (little over 1/2 meter) caught in one of those sticky glue traps.
   She removes the snake and trap to place it outside by the road where it is left overnight to be killed the next morning by someone else. In keeping with Buddhist tradition couldnt kill it in her house for fear of 'bad ghost following you around'..... Ahhhh Issan.  I informed her that when I am there in 2 weeks if I find a poisonous snake in the house ...its gonna die. told her I already have bad spirits following me around ...any new ones can kiss my ass then straight to the back of the line.
   I'll take a few bad spririts over a dead wife or daughter whether she likes it or not!

I can understand your concern over the snake being around your family,but that does not give you right to the kill it,their are plenty of people around that would be more than willing to help you remove the snake,remember we all have the right to live.

As nice as that sentiment is, I would not jeopardise my family whilst we phoned dial-a-snake-adviceline.

That goes for anything that would threaten my families well-being - I am not victimising snakes.

I would have someone come and catch it then kill it and then find a taxidermist and then put it on show in a glass case.

Yes and tell your grandchildren how grandad binnsy killed it with his bare hands,sure they will be very impressed.

As least I would be alive to tell the story.

But that story would be a lie,would it not.

[Kodan]

I know we dont learn as much when we agree but can we all just get along    

[Jon Terry]

When I'm in Thailand I have had many experiences with snakes in the house out door toilet, and just generally in the garden especially after it has rained alot, but there seems to be more around these days.
Me and my father-in-law are always in charge of killing them for the same reasons as coco and Praconchai nick says, we have loads of kids and toddlers in our home and the snake gets it or manages to escape. when we kill them we do eat them (me and Father-in-law) as for some reason the women won't? although they will eat anything else that moves.
It is a shame but my family is more important and we don't take chances although when the Dad tells me oh that one was safe I do feel guilty. If I see one in the jungle or fields I just try to get as far away as possible but normally the snake has the same thing in mind and legs it.
snake tastes great but i'm not not keen on snake labb when my father in law insists on keeping the skin in the mince ,too crunchy for me.
I might as well add that scorpions don't fair much better on my land either. Oh yeah and those narly looking centipedes.

[Prakhonchai Nick]

Kill them yes, because they do represent a danger especially to the kids, but eat them.NO! And I hope John, you don 't eat the scorpions, although I believe many Thai's do..

[Jon Terry]

Na Nick,
I don't eat scorpions, but have tried most of the other Thai favourites, rats , live ants etc.But  hate eating the bugs and silk worms no good!!
Have you noticed that the seems to be more snakes around the house in recent years ?

[Kodan]

Aww com'on Nick....snake is pretty good ... especially fried.  As for scorpions I would try them if given the chance but you seem to have some super secret expat inside info on NOT eating them... Do Tell.
     
 John ... going to toilet always makes me nervous when I think about snakes. Ours has a low ceiling.... definately not made for farangs. And at night no frigging way am I gonna walk back there to take a piss when I can do it in the yard. Anything more invovled than pissing can wait till morning when I can see anything evil in the night

[Kodan]

Na Nick,
I don't eat scorpions, but have tried most of the other Thai favourites, rats , live ants etc.But  hate eating the bugs and silk worms no good!!
Have you noticed that the seems to be more snakes around the house in recent years ?

 Jon

    Yeh Ive eaten just about everything that has been offered in the last couple of years. Malang, rat, beetles, I dont mind the crickets... they are kinda tasty. But then I grew up in America in the South so Im used to eating things most wont. Most Thais find it amusing seeing farang eat various offerings. More than once Ive gotten the "ooohhhhhh" followed by a round of Chang. 

[Jon Terry]

Quick funny story about the first summer my wife spent in the UK.
whilst sorting out our back garden which had been neglected for over a year since I spent most of it as a newly wed living with my wives parents in tapek, she started to attempt to cut down a huge pampus grass and I was in the house doing something or other when I heard her scream so loudly I thought she was being attacked, she came running in terrified and jumped into my arms weeping.
I calmed her down and asked what was wrong so she told me about this dangerous animal in the garden that hasd come out of the grass.
So I took her by the hand and asked her to show me where it came from, what I saw looking up at us with gentle eyes was a hedgehog and my wife was petrified until I picked it up and explained what it was and it was harmless.
I suppose you can understand her never seeing this animal before and all the spikes, but coming from a woman who I would spend days hunting land crabs with and witnessing daily her pulling scorpions out of holes with her bare hands only to drop them quickly and laugh ,it seemed crazy.
Anyway every time I think of this it always cheers me up, Although the first time I killed a scorpion you would think I was fighting a tiger I was so scared.
I just what your used to I suppose.
When ever I used to ask her if something was poisonous she would say only if it bites you LOL   

[Jon Terry]

Kodan I have another funny story about this subject,
Whilst living with my wives parents when we got married she fell pregnant and in middle of the night (well for the village community )about 10pm my wife wanted green mangos and we knew a mango tree in some jungle next to our home and nobody would go and get them, so she asked me and with some protest I said OK, took a machete and a torch and off I went, shitting myself about snakes/scorpions/and all other night time things you know how loud the jungle is at night.
Anyway I found the tree got some mangos and came back in one piece, the whole family were so proud and were saying stuff I could not understand, but I knew they were bigging me up and it felt good so I asked my wife what they were saying and she said that I was really brave, and we all were smiling and nodding at each other when she added that they were too scared of the ghosts. Same irony as her not being scared of real danger .
I love the Thais