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Post by sherwino on Dec 10, 2012 8:14:42 GMT 8
Darth, the sucker should be having no gum injuries or missing tooth inside the mouth. Sucking out the venom was taught during our boyscout days. They describe the taste of the venom as "mapakla". After each sucking, he gargles with ginebra.
My encounter with snakes were always two scenarios. They always run away or I caught the little ones that sneak into our house and release them in the wild. I think they only bite when threatened. My co-worker discovered the snake's eggs before getting bitten. The stick is always useful in scaring them away and beating them to death when necessary.
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Post by sherwino on Dec 10, 2012 8:30:35 GMT 8
Fots, the staff in the hospital knew that he was treated by a "tagasipsip". But my friend just wanted to make sure with it because his arm was still paralyzed and numb that moment. At the hospital, the only available remedy is anti-tetanus vaccine. He was instructed to go to San Lazaro Hospital. He described the treatment as painful, he counted at least five needles. After three days, his arm is still numb. I haven't yet checked on him right now. I think he got the venom, the tagasipsip tasted it.
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Post by xray on Dec 10, 2012 13:12:19 GMT 8
Glad your friend made it ok. I suppose he can consider himself lucky he didn't get bitten again when he dug it out and killed it.
Having killed it, have you verified what type of snake it was ? I personally like snakes, but then again here in Michigan there are no poisonous snakes. I would think you could reduce your chances of getting ambushed by using heavy footsteps every so often. [Same strategy is advised here when in bear country, along with thrashing around and yelling] Snakes of course are very sensitive to even minute vibrations, they would know a creature producing a step like that is no meal for them, and would much rather flee than fight - I suppose it is when they are trying to hide and they are stumbled upon when they are at their most dangerous.
From their perspective, they have no choice but to attack.
Hope all is well with PI posters, I have heard of the terrible typhoon that has caused much death and destruction.
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Post by sherwino on Dec 10, 2012 13:33:42 GMT 8
The snake is called "Manawal". Brown-skinned. I saw three bite marks on his hands. The skin on the area where the fourth one should be was ripped off.
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Post by cbuehler on Dec 11, 2012 6:22:57 GMT 8
Well, luckily I have only run across one snake in my wanderings in PI. It was on Corregidor in James Ravine. I was rummaging around in that small concrete guard house like structure leading down to the beach and overturned a large rock on the floor. It wasnt very big, perhaps 2 feet long. I said hello and gently replaced the rock. While I guess one needs to be aware that snakes do exist, it really isnt something to worry about as it is unlikely you will encounter one. And if you do, chances are you will be able to avoid it before anything unpleasant happens. I am far more frightened of daily road travel in the Philippines than any snake.
CB
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Post by sherwino on Dec 11, 2012 17:27:50 GMT 8
My Corregidor snake encounter was beside the steps going to the lighthouse from the museum. They were of different types. One is light brown and the other is dark. Entangled and biting each other. I let them be. And from then it made me wonder how did these snakes get into that litte island and survived.
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Post by fots2 on Dec 13, 2012 14:14:45 GMT 8
Hi sherwino, That is scary information about your co-worker but thanks for sharing it. Would you happen to know what type of snake this beast is? It was sitting on a trolley line tie inside a Corregidor tunnel.
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Post by sherwino on Dec 13, 2012 17:55:51 GMT 8
I do not know, fots. I only knew few. That looks different from the ones I saw on the Island.
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Post by JohnEakin on Dec 14, 2012 7:09:11 GMT 8
I'd call that a don't go in any more tunnels snake.
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Post by Bob Hudson on Dec 14, 2012 20:06:15 GMT 8
Don't forget to look up when you're grousing around the Philippines. Plenty of the snakes here are avid climbers. A few weeks ago my future brother in law who lives a third of the way up Mount Limay was laying in his hammock relaxing. It was tied between two good size trees. After a few minutes something plopped on his chest and when he looked, it was a cobra. What kind, I don't know. He killed it with his shotgun. Within two to three weeks he killed two 10-12 foot long pythons who had eaten some of his fighting cocks.
They're pretty much everywhere.
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