Snake in our house

[yuichi]

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.

true! mga ahas bahay kayangkaya ng pusa, kahit kuting. may alaga kaming 3 kuting dati, medyo malalaki na rin, yung malilikot. isang gabi may narinig kaming ingay sa may bilyaran namin. akala namin nagaaway sila. kinabukasan kita ko yung ahas, patay at gutay-gutay na. hiwahiwalay na yung katawan. pilyo mga kuting sa stage na yon kaya ayun pinagtripan.
yung nanay nman nila nakapatay na rin ng 2 ahas. minsan nakasalubong ng mother ko sa garahe, tapos kinuha yung pusa, ayun hinabol yung ahas. tapos ang boxing.
may isang movie si jacky chan di ba? cobra vs cat. di ko lang alam kung totoo na yn, pero sabi nung kilala ko, totoo daw yon kasi nakakita na siya sa visayas dati, wag lang sawa.

[Jun aka Pekto]

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.

I've killed one of those inside our house years ago and put in a jar with alcohol. It's probably still there up to now. I'm not sure what it is. But, we never did find Mama although we've also killed a red/white/blue snake on a banana plant and a long green rice snake which took a nap in one of our maid's galoshes.

[Jun aka Pekto]

AFAIK, here in the Philippines the only poisonous snake is the Cobra & Sea Snake.

Most of the time puro mga "house" or mouse-eating snakes lang ang nakikita natin.

Don't forget the green/yellow rice snake.

[ownertype]

Don't forget the green/yellow rice snake.

bro eto ba yung kung tawagin e dahong palay?

[XTO]

true! mga ahas bahay kayangkaya ng pusa, kahit kuting. may alaga kaming 3 kuting dati, medyo malalaki na rin, yung malilikot. isang gabi may narinig kaming ingay sa may bilyaran namin. akala namin nagaaway sila. kinabukasan kita ko yung ahas, patay at gutay-gutay na. hiwahiwalay na yung katawan. pilyo mga kuting sa stage na yon kaya ayun pinagtripan.
yung nanay nman nila nakapatay na rin ng 2 ahas. minsan nakasalubong ng mother ko sa garahe, tapos kinuha yung pusa, ayun hinabol yung ahas. tapos ang boxing.
may isang movie si jacky chan di ba? cobra vs cat. di ko lang alam kung totoo na yn, pero sabi nung kilala ko, totoo daw yon kasi nakakita na siya sa visayas dati, wag lang sawa.

yes sir, masarap sa pussycat ang reptiles, even butiki talagang
inaabangan nila. officemate ko me dalang iguana, gusto ba namang
lapain.

[FrankDrebin]

AFAIK, here in the Philippines the only poisonous snake is the Cobra & Sea Snake.

Most of the time puro mga "house" or mouse-eating snakes lang ang nakikita natin.

You forgot the one-eyed snake specie.

:D

[boybi]

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

pareho tayo, buhay ko muna at ng pamilya ko iisipin ko bago yung swerte.

[Jun aka Pekto]

bro eto ba yung kung tawagin e dahong palay?

I don't know. But the rice snake my mom encountered was quite agressive even though there was plenty of room to run away. It behaved almost like a cobra with no hood. My mom didn't flinch. One swipe with her machete and game over. We just had to wait for the head and body to stop twitching.

[mazdamazda]

You forgot the one-eyed snake specie.

:D

Iba ang kamandag talaga nyan.

[cardo]

ganyan nga ang nakita ko sa INDIA ,kung paano nila hulihin ang mga Cobra.hahagisan ng blanket tapos ilan sila mga dadapa..

ang hinahanap ko noon iyon cobra pinasasayaw sa basket
.sayang wala ako nakita non

I've read something about this and I think fake yun or invalid. Snakes dont have good eyesight, and are deaf ata which is why they rely on their sense of taste - this is the reason why labas pasok yun dila nila. They "taste the air" - they pick up on the smell of their pray thru tasting the air. other snakes have heat sensing glands, kaya pansinin mo may aditional air ducts sila sa ulo yun ibang snakes.

sabi sa disco/nat geo, the reason why the snake dances is because they follow the motion of the flute(plus the swinging of the head). anticipating its next strike since they think its a predator.

tutuo iyan ,nakakita na din ako ng pusa hinahabol ng daga.akala ko nga nakainom lang ako .
tumakbo palayo talaga ang pusa

di kaya Tom and Jerry yun? hehehe

one funny tv show I saw about snakes was with MTV Wild Boyz haha! si Steve O... he dressed up as a giant rat and he wrestled with a full grown anaconda haha! sinakal sya at kinagat ng anaconda. funniest thing I ever saw.


I think madami talaga snakes sa may grass lands/palayan/plantation. Kase sa palayan madami daga, they feed on the palay. and snakes in turn feed on the rats.

i think para mawala yun snakes sa bahay, kelangan mawala yun mga daga muna