More Visitors

Unexpected guests abound when living in the tropics. We have a fairly modern house (by Thai standards) but poor workmanship allows some pretty large creatures to enter the house. Bob recently removed a green viper from the kitchen which had managed to slide under the screen door. Sorry, no picture! He was more concerned about removing it than having to find his camera. Thai people do not have screens on their doors or windows (which are always open) and have large open spaces in their walls for air movement, so you can imagine the creatures that enter their homes!!! The snake is a baby python found in our front yard (although I was later informed that it was not a python, but a poisonous snake) and the spider has a diameter of six inches. They are extremely fast and impossible to catch! This one posed for a picture at the point where our wall meets the ceiling. However, it is a lot scarier when you go into the bathroom, squat and see one dash by your feet!