If you are bitten by a snake in Thailand it’s a good idea to immediately wrap an elastic bandage, shirt, whatever you have directly on top of the wound, and if the wrap is long enough – continue to wrap above and below the wound as well. Get to a hospital. DON’T READ THE REST … Read more
DO YOU KNOW WHICH SNAKE BIT YOU? IF YES, CLICK ONE: Monocled Cobra Spitting Cobra King Cobra Krait Pit Viper Russel’s Viper Coral Snake Red-necked or Other Keelback If you are bitten by a snake in Thailand or anywhere in Southeast Asia: 1. Lay down on the ground and be calm. Many bites – around … Read more
(Page Updated: 6 September 2016) OK, exaggerating a bit. OK, a lot. There is nothing quite like a bite from a snake, when you’re completely not expecting it. I’ve caught a number of these “Puff Faced Water Snakes” – Homalopsis buccata, and while one bit the tongs, none has ever attempted to strike at me. … Read more
I was visiting my friends at the snake show yesterday. One of them was bitten 5 days ago by a Naja kaouthia during one of the shows. It bit his leg through the pants – and got him with both fangs. Nobody expects this to be a life-threatening bite because he has been bitten 4 … Read more
The Malayan Pit Viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma) is the venomous (bad) snake that is most likely to bite you. They have the habit of lying in the short or long grass and just waiting for prey to walk by. If human footsteps are coming close – it doesn’t attempt to move, it just sits there. This … Read more