One night I was having dinner when I noticed that there was a visitor on the table, a flat tailed house gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus), slowly inching its way towards my drink. It was a little timid at first and If I moved slightly and it felt that it had been spotted it'd make a dash for the edge of the …
Category: Reptiles
A Wild River
So, we're officially on holiday here in Thailand and we don't have to be back at work until next month. This gives us a great opportunity to explore some of the cool, wild places near us. One of these places, Khao Sok National Park blew me away with just how much wildlife there was to see. …
School Snake
Working at a school you don't always see a lot of wildlife, it's usually too loud and too busy so the wildlife tends to stay away. Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to work in a school that has a very large campus with ponds, fields, forests and meadows for wildlife to live in. This has allowed …
Four Snakes In One Day
During the rainy season here it can get a bit overwhelming when it rains for days and days on end. You begin to wonder if you'll ever have dry shoes to wear and if you'll ever be able to do anything outside. I get the impression too sometimes that even the wildlife starts to get fed …
Protecting My Mojo From A Snake
So... a while back we were babysitting our friends puppy; a little Thai Ridgeback called Mojo. We wanted Mojo's stay to go as smoothly as possible in the hopes that he'd be coming back one day. At the time we didn't have a dog of our own, so babysitting a friend's dog was a real …
My Favourite Thai Snake.
So, what better way to start my new blog, than with the species of snake that I see the most here in Thailand; the Ornate Tree Snake (Chrysopelea ornata). I love these snakes, I love them for their beautiful green, yellow and black markings. I love their inquisitive personalities and the fact that i seem …
Nick's Wild Life 