This week's house guest...actually sala guest.

The gardener assures me he's not poisonous so I'm leaving him up there to eat mice and bugs...

I've just sent your name and resume into Mutual of Omaha's "Wild Kingdom" to make a quest appearance! Pete

He's awful short.

After creating this topic, the snake finally made an appearance.

Here he is for the experts out there to identify..




and using our handy length estimator...

Not as chubby as this baby

I think it's the old rat snake once again, just a more mature version.

I have to comment also that every kid in Thailand wears the same school socks. I need to get my foot in that door so to speak. Pete

Mr.P, had the snake been dispatched at that point or was your daughter (I presume) having a kip with it?
I think it is a rather long rat snake as they do seem to be plentiful in the area.

Yes, definitely dispatched.

My concern is where are the offspring? We've found 3 shed skins from babies so far.

If you determine that it is indeed only a rat snake and not a poisonous snake, you should welcome them onto the property as they take care of unwanted vermin.

Considering the reaction I get from some posters, that'll be me.

I couldn't bring myself to kill it the first time and was severely admonished. With a child and pets around, you can understand her protective instincts going into overdrive.

Does anybody know what snake this could be? At least 1 m long and very thin (like a pencil) and very green.

I assume it could be one of the many kinds of rat snakes, but I did not find such a thin snake in the fotos of http://www.ratsnakes.com/gallery.html

I've asked Mrs BB, and she reckons that type of Green Snake is very venomous - but then again, she is very afraid of all snakes so may be over-cautious.

She may be correct. Usually when their head is much bigger than the rest of their body (diameter) they are venomous.

"Gardenias Hoses Longess"

Have a look here, pitsch. Scroll down a bit and note the comments. Chop off it`s head for a closer look!

http://www.siam-info.de/english/snakes_common.html

Pitch; to me, this snake looks like a Golden Tree Snake.
Not dangerous and nothing to worry about.