I don't use but that is neither here nor there. My compound is the buffer between the riverine forest and the rest of the estate I regularly get the unwanted visitors. I expect them to come in a higher frequency in next two weeks when the water in the river down there dries up and the heat holds up up to around March 20 when we expect the rains. I have even tried to plant recommend anti snake florals but I still see their signs in the perimeter fence such as shed skins and tracks on the garden soil. The reason I want to identify the common types is because I don't want my relative to be bitten (The Force forbid!) and then I rush them to hospital and the doctors can't know which antivenin to use when every second counts (by the way casualty doctors around here recommend that if you are able to kill the snake do it and rush its body in a bag to the hospital with the casualty). Be careful not to put any part of your body near the mouth of a dead snake as they still retain reflex power after death.)
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The first pic is taken from my fence showing the riverine and other trees our estate members have planted to conserve the river. They are a habitat for various birds, monkeys and squirrels. There are also many many snakes that prey on them and which become a nuisance to us when they come for water then they discover eggs and chicks so they chose to stay. The fact that we agreed to leave 30 per cent of our estate for greenery and the many piles of building materials lying around (mijengo inaishaga kweli?) give the snakes new homes among us.
