Snake in our house

[boybi]

just a few minutes ago, my cousin noticed a black line on the floor of our dining room. upon closer inspection, it was actually a snake! he immediately called me and we killed the snake using a small stainless steel sheet around 4" wide.

i have attached pictures of the snake. does anyone know what kind of snake is this? is it poisonous? is this just a baby snake or already an adult snake? if it is just a baby snake, is it possible that the mother is within the fences of our house?

the snake is around 10-12" long. it is colored black on its top side and grayish white on the bottom side. its mouth can open up to around 120degrees.

[BoEinG_747]

baka nga may kasama pa iyan delikado ..takot ako sa ahas.
.kahit sa zoo iyan lugar ng mga ahas ang di ko pinapasyalan

[Josh0027]

i also saw that kind in our backyard but didnt noticed it until my dog was sniffing on it. may nabasa ako na one way to determine if its poisonous is through the shape of the head. if its oblong or rounded, then its not. the poisonous ones have an edgy look, parang pinahabang hexagon.

[NightRock]

Parang na feature na ni Kuya Kim yan sa TV patrol wala naman daw kamandag. Pero kahit na anong sabihin nila ahas pa rin yan hehehehe

[boybi]

sabi ng kusinera namin, house snake daw yan. hanggang ganyan nalang daw yan kalaki, meron din daw syang napatay na ganyang snake the other day sa may garden namin sa likod. hindi daw poisonous ganitong snake. pero kagaya ng sabi ninyo: snake is still snake takot pa rin ako.

[GerardTagayty]

looks like a baby python to me... mukhang natigok nyo na ah? ahehehe we get a lot of that here sa tagaytay... (mejo gubatin ang area namin... we would see it sa streets, road kill) used to have a pet python kaya lang nakawala... its better safe than sorry so lalo na pag d nyo kilala yun snake never approach it.. naghahanap siguro ng warm spot kase lately malamig e...hehehe!

[BoEinG_747]

dapat cguro check nyo na garden nyo baka may mga kasama pa iyan

[boybi]

hehe, syempre pinatay muna namin bago ako nag-kodak baka biglang tumalon sa akin or magspray ng venom kung picture muna bago i-dedo ang snake.

[GerardTagayty]

garden snake? oo nga dapat ni dedo... anong pinangpatay nyo? hehehe! sa house ng lola ko normal na ang snake.. hehehe non venomous naman... we would see it sa mga exposed woods sa roof yun walang kisami? hehehe and minsan kagat kagat na ng dogs... hehehe

[peklat]

usually nman kapag sa bahay nakikitang snake.... may mga kasama pa iyan.... baka pati nanay niyan nakasiksik lang sa kisame ninyo..... the best thing to do ay magpakawala ka ng daga.... kapag nawala ang daga..... siguradong nilamon ng snake.....

hehehhe..... joke lang.........

watch out for another one...... baka meron pa

[oldblue]

accdg. to discovery channel, poisonous/venomous ang snake kung diamond shaped ang head, pero kung rounded hindi daw.

pero bakit nyo pinatay, para mo na din tinapon ang swerte mo this year.

4 years ago, after parking my car at maglalakad na ako sa door namin, may isang sawa na itim na nakapulupot sa garden set namin. never noticed the snake, I only noticed the cat stalking it.

quickly got back to the car, and called my dad who was sleeping na in the bedroom. then my family woke up and the commotion sort of scared the snake away ... it slithered na sa garden until it faded sa shadows.

months after that, sinuwerte ako sa business.

[empy]

release a couple of iguanas in your house...they will make it a snake-free zone...



























...kaso after 1 month may bagong thread si boybi "how to get rid of iguanas in our house?"

[GlennSter]

same thing happenned to me sa old house namin...naapakan ko pa!!!and i was barefoot..buti hindi natuklaw!

[just4u]

check-check ang toilet.... lalo na't may mga anak ka...
di naman sa nananakot pero kasi may mga insidenteng sa toilet nakikita ang ibang ahas....

kakatakot...

[karlbo]

check niyo pa rin sir boybi.. baka meron pa yan kasama...

mahirap na, may mga kids sa bahay.. mas maganda ng sigurado...

kahit maliit yan siguro meron pa rin venom.. ahas pa rin yan.. scarey!..

[boybi]

ano kayang magandang way para ma-check mabuti kung meron pang snakes dito? everyday pa naman naglalaro sa garden yung mga anak ko.

[artpogi]

Mag alaga ka ng pusa.

We've experienced that too, it was night, tapos may kumalabog sa pinto namin sa kitchen, yun pala yung pusa namin pinapatay na yung ahas, Yun, napatay naman niya.

That cat killed about 4 snakes in his lifetime. tatlo around sa garden namin, tapos yung isa dun nga sa pinto ng kusina, malaki din kasi yung lot ng house ng parents ko tapos dami pa halaman.

[RedHorse]

lucky din sa trading pag nakakita ng snake...
kahit na, no plans of keeping one...

[Hanren]

Sa Cordillera common din ang snakes lalo na sa stone walls (cabite ba tawag doon?). May mga gaps sa mga bato kung minsan don sila naninirahan and they are sometimes eaten for pulutan according to some folks here.

Pag umuulan bigla, minsan nakikita ko pa silang lumalas sa lungga nila.

Baka naninirahan lang yan sa labas ng house nyo at nabulabog ang hideout nila kaya napunta diyan sa inyo.

As long as you don't threaten them, snakes don't usually attack (they only do it on self defense, regardless of whether it is poisonous or not). Pero ahas pa rin yan. The sight of one is really dreadful not unless you live in the jungle.

[ownertype]

[QUOTE=oldblue;745082]accdg. to discovery channel, poisonous/venomous ang snake kung diamond shaped ang head, pero kung rounded hindi daw.

pero bakit nyo pinatay, para mo na din tinapon ang swerte mo this year.

[QUOTE]

bro, i think most of us ang una natin reaction when we see a snake is to kill it bago tayo maunahan. Di ko na ata titignan yung ahas mabuti just to see kung oblong or edgy yung head. Natural instinct na natin to protect ourselves and our love ones. Well pag anaconda or boa constrictor yan e takbuhan na