We took a quick trip to the Red Cross Snake Farm in downtown Bangkok one Saturday morning. We didn’t actually get to see that much because it closes at 11:30 (better check the schedule ahead of time next time we go!), though Tim has gone there on a field trip with his class, and learned tons! They not only have lots of snakes that are native to Thailand there, but they also use the center as a place to “milk” the snakes and create anti-venom. There are a lot of very poisonous snakes in Thailand, and unfortunately, quite of few of them live right in the community where we live, such as the King Cobra and the Green Viper. There are also Pythons here and Boa Constrictors. We’ve only seen a few snakes…one green one (maybe a viper) crossing the road after we first got here, and then one that our neighbor found in her driveway and the guards at the gate to our neighborhood caught….we’re pretty sure it was a rat snake, which is not poisonous and is actually good to have around because it catches, well, rats! We do find some pretty good sized snake skins (from when then shed) around our neighborhood though, and the kids know very well to stay away from snakes and not go chasing into the bushes after balls and toys! One of the neat things at the Snake Farm was the show they do that tells about different snakes, and afterward you can even hold a big old Python!
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