Another Snake in my Garden!

Prashant.M · Jun 18th, 2007, 12:14

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Originally Posted by amyl

Wow, I thought and with just a little vibrations I made it up and it gave a nice pose for this picture. Isn't it gorgeous!?!

Cool picture, beautiful snake! Where was this? You should also add a warning - "Do not try this unless you know what you are doing".

Nick-H · Jun 18th, 2007, 13:47

Wow, Amyl... amazing experiences and sightings! And great pictures too.

I love the typo too... I don't think I'd worry about a kind cobra, but how do I discover it's nature?

Anyway, it is good to know that I don't have to worry too much about the spitting!

PRIYA · Jun 18th, 2007, 15:28

but this one wasn't poisonous. Unfortunately, it had been destroyed prior to me returning home. Come to think of it, maybe it was just as well, because my dogs, had it been poisonous, would've tried to attack it

Nick-H · Jun 18th, 2007, 23:53

Now it turns out everybody has got snakes in their gardens except me

!

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rangss · Jun 19th, 2007, 00:03

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

Now it turns out everybody has got snakes in their gardens except me

!

Count me with you...I do not even have a garden. Till now, I was having a nice lonely life in my apartment without any thought of snakes. After reading this thread I might never sleep again.

Nick-H · Jun 19th, 2007, 00:51

You can have one or two of our frogs, if you like...

But you'll have to provide them with water and insects!

Wanderer22 · Jun 19th, 2007, 01:53

Here's a photo of one of my resident serpents....

It's a harmless garter snake and am hoping it will deter pests that plague my vegetable garden. They seem to like the warmth along the south wall of the house so am thinking of adding a rock pile to provide shelter and encourage their presence.

Isn't it strange that I've seen more wild snakes here in Canada than during all my travels in India? Perhaps I haven't looked in the right places..... I don't count the types living in the baskets of flute players....

W22

dzibead · Jun 19th, 2007, 04:59

These are what I get in my yard:

http://www.californiaherps.com/snake...ryxanthus.html

Wanderer22 · Jun 19th, 2007, 06:13

Here's a link to an interesting article about the Irula tribe in India, who are traditional snake catchers....http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...iansnakes.html

They mention >30,000 people die from snake bite in India each year... Yikes!!!

W22

federica · Jun 19th, 2007, 06:29

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

My late mum had a fascination for snakes, and had many snake ornaments. One beautiful life-size bronze cobra had a visitor, when they eventually noticed they were sitting next to it, jumping up onto the seat screaming. Mum thought it was a great joke.

She had one of those rubbery toy snakes in her bag. One day, she took out some things from her bag to pay a restaurant bill (sitting at an outside table). Among them was the snake. A guy rushed over with a stick and neatly flicked it off the table into a nearby stream. She was a little upset at this!

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Prashant.M · Jun 19th, 2007, 12:09

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Originally Posted by dzibead

These are what I get in my yard:

http://www.californiaherps.com/snake...ryxanthus.html

What a beautiful snake!

amyl · Jun 20th, 2007, 23:47

Prashant, that was at an island near here....Pulau Ubin (nope....u do not get veg/chicken Pulau rice there ... Pulau means island in some langugae...Malay IIRC)

Oh that typo is funny. I think I have got a knack for some good typos....in another thread I had said "flying boats" when I wanted to say "plying boats"

ummm well Nick....how about doing something like Steven does at 04:16 in this video? If one is allowed to do so then I think we can safely say the cobra IS polite.

BTW was just watching a DVD last night.... BBC Wildlife Specials Serpent presented by our well renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough. In that superb coverage of snakes got to know about Snake Island....Brazil property but ruled by a deadly venomous snake. So how about landing on this desert island after getting to read this line

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Experts say there’s one golden lancehead here per square meter (1.2 square yards). Each golden lancehead’s venom is five times more potent that of its closest relative, the fer-de-lance, responsible for most snakebite deaths in South America.

from here?

Prashant.M · Jun 21st, 2007, 00:29

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Originally Posted by amyl

Prashant, that was at an island near here....Pulau Ubin (nope....u do not get veg/chicken Pulau rice there ... Pulau means island in some langugae...Malay IIRC)

Quote:

Originally Posted by amyl

Oh that typo is funny. I think I have got a knack for some good typos....in another thread I had said "flying boats" when I wanted to say "plying boats"

Spoonerisms eh!

Quote:

Originally Posted by amyl

ummm well Nick....how about doing something like Steven does at 04:16 in this video? If one is allowed to do so then I think we can safely say the cobra IS polite.

This guy is nuts!

Nick-H · Jun 21st, 2007, 02:34

I can't get YouTube to work on my connection

(it does, but it takes for ever to load).

machadinha · Jun 21st, 2007, 09:38

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

(it does, but it takes for ever to load).

But you're online all day anyway

Just scroll on while it loads (could eat your bandwidth, agreed).

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 28,368	Wow, Amyl... amazing experiences and sightings! And great pictures too. I love the typo too... I don't think I'd worry about a kind cobra, but how do I discover it's nature? Anyway, it is good to know that I don't have to worry too much about the spitting! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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PRIYA Discombobulated Elsewherean! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Zimbabwe Posts: 1,147	In my garden too........ but this one wasn't poisonous. Unfortunately, it had been destroyed prior to me returning home. Come to think of it, maybe it was just as well, because my dogs, had it been poisonous, would've tried to attack it Attached Thumbnails __________________ Happiness is for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched and those who have tried. For only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. (Anon.)

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Wanderer22 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 472	Here's a photo of one of my resident serpents.... It's a harmless garter snake and am hoping it will deter pests that plague my vegetable garden. They seem to like the warmth along the south wall of the house so am thinking of adding a rock pile to provide shelter and encourage their presence. Isn't it strange that I've seen more wild snakes here in Canada than during all my travels in India? Perhaps I haven't looked in the right places..... I don't count the types living in the baskets of flute players.... W22 Attached Thumbnails

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