Post by Ding Carpio on Sept 6, 2008 15:50:17 GMT
Some time back, I posted a thread with photos about a 4-ft cobra which we unfortunately had to kill when it wandered into our family room. See: birdphotoph.proboards107.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=445&page=1
Last Wednesday evening, as my wife and I were about to drive out of the garage, Bitchay (maid) screamed as my headlamps caught a slithering snake. It was small this time, little more than 2 feet, probably an adolescent, but undeniably another Philippine cobra.
Since I know snakes slither away from noise, got down from the car, got a stick, and started banging the garage floor with it, hoping to coax the cobra towards the gate and into its safety in the bushes. To my surprise it coiled and poised for a strike. I then got a much longer stick, stepped back, and tried again. But the cobra just started striking at the end of my stick. At this point, I decide I had to kill it so I jabbed its head with my stick. It probably got hurt so it turned its tail on me and started to slither for the gate. About two feet later, it changed its mind and again started striking my stick. Tried to bash its head again. It got hurt then finally went outside.
Now, some questions:
Does anyone have any ideas I can prevent snakes from re-invading our home?
I'm thinking of making an electric-shock-kill stick to use against aggressive snakes like this. Does anyone have any idea how to do this? I'm thinking of a plastic pipe through which I'd insert a livewire where the attack-end would have an un-insulated wire, plugged into a regular 220V outlet, with a load, of course, (e.g. a bulb) to prevent short circuit.
Last Wednesday evening, as my wife and I were about to drive out of the garage, Bitchay (maid) screamed as my headlamps caught a slithering snake. It was small this time, little more than 2 feet, probably an adolescent, but undeniably another Philippine cobra.
Since I know snakes slither away from noise, got down from the car, got a stick, and started banging the garage floor with it, hoping to coax the cobra towards the gate and into its safety in the bushes. To my surprise it coiled and poised for a strike. I then got a much longer stick, stepped back, and tried again. But the cobra just started striking at the end of my stick. At this point, I decide I had to kill it so I jabbed its head with my stick. It probably got hurt so it turned its tail on me and started to slither for the gate. About two feet later, it changed its mind and again started striking my stick. Tried to bash its head again. It got hurt then finally went outside.
Now, some questions:
Does anyone have any ideas I can prevent snakes from re-invading our home?
I'm thinking of making an electric-shock-kill stick to use against aggressive snakes like this. Does anyone have any idea how to do this? I'm thinking of a plastic pipe through which I'd insert a livewire where the attack-end would have an un-insulated wire, plugged into a regular 220V outlet, with a load, of course, (e.g. a bulb) to prevent short circuit.
