We are so blessed!

[Ding Carpio]

Well, that's one way of looking at it. Our neighbors are telling us we should buy lotto tickets because snakes in the house bring good fortune. Whichever way you put it, it's still a scary experience.

Late afternoon today, my wife calls me saying there's a snake in the laundry room. Quickly dressed up in thick pants and boots then proceeded to attempt to catch it. The village guards arrived at the scene about the same time as I did and, true enough, we saw this creature in a corner poised to defend itself.









We finally caught it (well...the guard did). I asked the guard to set it free in the woods far from our house.

Anybody know what kind of snake it is?

[Ding Carpio]

Mystery solved. After googling various photos of snakes, found that this the common treesnake that falls in the family Colubridae, genus Dendrelaphis. It's also called Bronzeback. Many kinds: Striped Bronzeback, Gray Bronzeback, etc. But the most interesting bit of info is that it is non-venomous. Whew!

[Romy Ocon]

Wow.... your guard is a brave man! You should just allow the snakes to thrive in your backyard, to lure some serpent-eagles. ;D