Freaky wildlife

[lomuamart]

What a start to a Sunday morning. Just had a shower and was about to get ready for golf when I heard something rustling around in the kitchen by a plastic bag. Went to investigate but saw nothing and went back to the computer. Heard the noise again and this time the largest centipede I've ever seen was crawling around the floor.
Well, I totally freaked (was bitten by a small one years ago). This was about a foot long, I'm not joking. So, did the only thing I could think of and ran away to get the cavalry - the wife. Twenty minutes later and a can of Baygon gone and we'd defeated it. It's lying outside in the soi now.
A neighbour reckons it got in through a drain in the bathroom, so we're going to get something to fix the grate down so it can't be pushed up.
I need a drink. Wish I'd got a digital camera so I could have put a photo up.

[buksida]

That would have been a "dtakaap", they're quite venomous and can give a nasty bite.


Found this pic on the BBC.

[lomuamart]

That's it and it was about that big. I'm never going to have a shower again.

[margaretcarnes]

Don't know which is worse. That creature or the thought of Lomu never having a shower again!

[Randy Cornhole]

Ah yes the Devils Shoelace a very very nasty piece of work indeed. Stay well away from.

If you want to clear a bar - suddenly point to a bar girls feet and shout Dtakaap It has an amazing effect...

[Nereus]

The pool contractor fished one out of the skimmer basket in our pool a couple of weeks ago. Not sure if it was dead when he found it, but no doubt about it after!

[hhfarang]

The wife screamed for me to come out into the driveway about a month ago as she was driving out and there was a big one of those out there. I killed it with a garden implement, but it took a while... they are tough little buggers!

[STEVE G]

I've seen Thai kids in the village playing with them which used to concern me a bit until I found out that the evil little buggers cut the pincers off with a pair of nail clippers.

[Takiap]

Be warned, if one of those bite you, it's off to the hospital, or so I've been told. I've also read that online so rather don't chances. The Thai scorpions on the other hand are harmless apart from a little sting and maybe a bit of itching. Still gives you a fright though.....lol.

Talking of close encounters...........I was sat outside a small restuarant just across from the palace on Friday, with my two little girls. While they were swigging back on juice, I of course was enjoying a cold beer. I felt something touching my leg under the chair but without looking, I used my other foot to brush away whatever it was. This happened I don't know how many times before my one daughter (nearly four) pointed down to my feet and proclaimed, "Daddy, the beastie bite daddy". Of course you can imagine the shock I got when I looked down to see the most persistant snake in the world, determined to climb up my leg.

Anyway, I jumped up, looked around but could find nothing suitable, so took off my flip-flop and tried to steer it away. The bugger refused and simply kept coming back. Addmittedly, it did strike at the flip-flop a few times but as soon as I allowed it to come towards me again all was well. Luckily I don't have any fear of snakes so I was rather amused that this snake had taken such a liking to me. As they say though, all good things must come to an end so I eventually gave it a good flick and off it went into the place next door.

Can you just imagine how the Thais would have seen that, given their superstitions?


All in all................a great little personal experience with nature.

[Big Boy]

Obviously a trouser snake trying to return to its natural habitat

[BaaBaa.]

EVIL!

A full can of spray doesn't even slow them down.

Squealing until your Mrs comes with a big stick seems to be the best form of defence.

[Big Boy]

Squealing until your Mrs comes with a big stick seems to be the best form of defence.

It's always worked for me

[dtaai-maai]

Squealing until your Mrs comes with a big stick seems to be the best form of defence.

Couldn't agree more, but when it turns out to be a frog in your shoe it can be a tad embarrassing.

Apparently.

[crazy88]

Copped a couple of bites over the year off these .Very painful and you feel ill for a couple of days .Scorpion on the arse was a rude awakening a couple of months ago .painful for 20 minutes then numb all day .Those blue and yellow hornets will make you clench your teeth for a few seconds as well .

Crazy 88

[Khundon1975]

Copped a couple of bites over the year off these .Very painful and you feel ill for a couple of days .Scorpion on the arse was a rude awakening a couple of months ago .painful for 20 minutes then numb all day .Those blue and yellow hornets will make you clench your teeth for a few seconds as well .

Crazy 88

Had some hornets chasing the maids around the garden one day, lots of screaming and arm flapping etc.

Traced them to a nest in the front eves of the house.

Bloody big nest Spoke to some builders working for us and they said they would get rid of them.

Very long ladder acquired and some smoking cardboard used to quieten them down and the nest was pulled into large black bin bag.

It seems that the Thais like the grubs and consider them a tasty stack.
The wife gave them a load of beer and cakes for their troubles.