[dmaheshkumar]

Hi,
You are really very very lucky and it was right time you have spotted it.
This thread was very coincidental as i was thinking on how to stop snakes entering inside house compound.

Last week it entered in my neighbor's FZ-S. Luckily his father spotted while it was climbing the bike via tires. But they could not spot it in the bike and took it workshop. Finally found that snake and it was near the Air filter under the seat.

I was thinking whether it will also climb cars and in that case how to stop it. And your thread is live here on the same topic. Mental fear was more whenever i park the car outside of our house.

[--gKrish--]

I missed a tall speed breaker on a road that I knew like the back of my hand when I got fixated on a spider that had crawled onto the dashboard of our Zen. I cannot imagine what would have entailed if I'd seen this guy hitching a ride in my car.

I think calmly pulling over and exiting without any sudden movements would be the best choice in such a situation, but it is easier said than done.

Originally Posted by sushanthys

A Snake in my car!

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Also, I think it is best you remove the spinner from the steering wheel. They are proven to do more bad than any good. I hope you would take my suggestion in the right sense.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3400191/

[sushanthys]

Originally Posted by dmaheshkumar

Hi,
You are really very very lucky and it was right time you have spotted it.
This thread was very coincidental as i was thinking on how to stop snakes entering inside house compound.

Last week it entered in my neighbor's FZ-S. Luckily his father spotted while it was climbing the bike via tires. But they could not spot it in the bike and took it workshop. Finally found that snake and it was near the Air filter under the seat.

I was thinking whether it will also climb cars and in that case how to stop it. And your thread is live here on the same topic. Mental fear was more whenever i park the car outside of our house.

The risk is always there but chances are quite low.
Just avoid parking in an area with thick vegetation.

Also, I think it is best you remove the spinner from the steering wheel. They are proven to do more bad than any good. I hope you would take my suggestion in the right sense.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3400191/[/quote]

The sudden panic can completely overwhelm you. I have never been in that position before so unsure how it will turn out. Yes, no sudden movements is the key.

Thank you for the info regarding the spinner. Was not aware of this before. This spinner was there in our prev Estilo( purchased 13 years ago) and I took it off when we purchased the Ignis. But my wife wanted it to be put back as she found it very useful and hence continued using in the Ignis. It is very convenient. Funny enough, I have never felt the need for it in the Non Maruti cars that I have owned.
Now that I have realized that it is dangerous, I will take it off. Thanks again.

Nice observation.I had to go back & check which picture had the spinner.

[Asish_VK]

Originally Posted by sushanthys

I seriously thought about the movie
While writing, forgot to pen it though.
Yeah, I was very lucky

I was thinking about ' Mukundanunni associates' when you mentioned the snake.and the car door being not shut properly

Glad to know both you and the snake are safe.

[Hulk]

Thanks for sharing the interesting incident. I have just one request for everyone reading this thread - please do not make killing the snake as your first option. Be careful, and give it chance to escape. 99% of the times, the snake would just go on their way.

Only if it’s a venomous snake in your property where it poses danger to lives and there is no proper rescue service available (there are many), should you consider killing the snake as an option.

Humans have encroached in their space. Most snakes are shy of humans and harmless. We must respect their lives, and give them every chance to live.

Thank you for considering this the next time you see a snake

[Latheesh]

Are you anyway associated with Adv. Mukundan Unni? . That is scary, can even imagine myself in similar situation. I would have sold the car immediately (including snake)

[sushanthys]

Originally Posted by Hulk

Thanks for sharing the interesting incident. I have just one request for everyone reading this thread - please do not make killing the snake as your first option. Be careful, and give it chance to escape. 99% of the times, the snake would just go on their way.

Only if it’s a venomous snake in your property where it poses danger to lives and there is no proper rescue service available (there are many), should you consider killing the snake as an option.

Humans have encroached in their space. Most snakes are shy of humans and harmless. We must respect their lives, and give them every chance to live.

Thank you for considering this the next time you see a snake

Agree with your views.
The snakes also have to live somewhere.

[discoverwild]

Originally Posted by Roy.S

That is really bizarre and terrifying. Being non venomous this wouldn't have directly hurt anyone but as you said if it crept up on you while you were driving it could result in a mishap or worse.

Originally Posted by batterylow

This is my worst nightmare, and also spiders or wasps in the helmet which I realize only while riding!!!

Originally Posted by satish.gawai

Thats horrifying.

One good thing that happened was that you were driving the car that day alone.

Originally Posted by arjunsatheesh

Rat snakes(especially small ones) only need very little gap to get inside.Even though these are non-poisonous, seeing one scares the living daylights out of me especially since my brother was bitten by a viper 20 years ago.

Originally Posted by Neil Roy

And FYI, 3 feet is by no means small. I would have flipped for sure.

Originally Posted by dhanushs

Damn.. This is my worst nightmare. I'm OK with Spiders, Wasps, Cockroaches, but snakes.. they really get to me.

Originally Posted by anjan_c2007

The anticlimax was that it was non poisonous. But three feet is nearly mid-size for snakes.

Originally Posted by dmaheshkumar

Hi,
You are really very very lucky and it was right time you have spotted it.
This thread was very coincidental as i was thinking on how to stop snakes entering inside house compound.

Originally Posted by sushanthys

The snakes also have to live somewhere.

Tagging most of the members on this thread, as many seem to suffer from Ophidiophobia - Extreme fear of snakes.

Poison and Venom are different. If you injest (drink/consume) poison, you die but the same is not true for venom. Venom has to enter the bloodstream for it to have an adverse effect on you. Snakes are classified as venomous and non-venomous.

Of the venomous snakes, only the big 4 - Cobra, Russell's Viper, Common Krait and the saw-scaled viper are fatal to humans. The cobra and the common Krait are responsible for the most snake-related deaths. Give these four a wide berth when you encounter them. Do not kill.

The rest of the snakes in this category are mildy venomous or moderately venomous with a bite resulting in swelling to fevers over a few days, but are not life-threatening.

The bronze-backed tree snake (the subject of this post) is a non-venomous and harmless snake. Even a non-venomous snake can deliver a nasty bite (like the keelbacks or water snakes). There's no need to be scared of them.

There are plenty of cases of mistaken identity - Russell's Viper (V} being misidentified as a baby rock python (NV), Common Krait (V) as Wolf Snake(NV). This can result in unnecessary handling and death. The best advice is not to handle snakes unless you're trained to do so.

Safety: Ensure that the premises of your house/garden/verandah/garage are free from unwanted collection of materials like wood, bricks, gunny bags, construction materials etc. Never leave footwear outside. If you have empty plots around your house with too much overgrowth, get someone to trim off any branches that are too close to your compund wall. Snakes are cold-blooded and seek warmth to become active and hunt for prey.

Get the number of at least one snake rescuer in your area. Also, remember, a snake in your adjacent empty plot is not a threat. Let it remain there. It will be feeding on rats and mice and doing you a good deed.

Random non-venomous snakes you are likely to come across - Bronze-backed tree snake, Green Vine Snake, Rat Snake, Wolf Snake, Trinket Snake, Checkered Keelback, Banded Kukri, Russell's Kukri, Sand Boa.