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2. Well talking about snakes, can you My favourite is Python, because it’s the first ever snake
make a guess about snake population I saw in AIT and also because it has very intricate “heart
in AIT? shaped” patterns on its skin.
My most memorable encounter is also with a python.
Well, there are many snakes. I would say… Snakes are very powerful animals. A python we caught,
“In each tree you could find 1-2 snakes.” was dragging me instead of the other way around.
They are very strong animals.
But no one need to be panicked because not all
snakes are venomous. It’s a problem. People do not
know much details about different species of snakes 8. What kind of music do you use to
and they feared the snakes so it is a chance that they charm snakes?
kill them.
3. As you mentioned about difference Snakes don’t hear. I know in India and Pakistan there
in snakes, can you tell how many are snake charmers who play a flute and let them
species have you spotted in AIT and dance, but the snakes don’t react on the music.
how many of these are venomous? Snakes are charmed by the movement of flute not the
music. You see that they also will move their flute and
the snake will follow that.
Since I am here I spotted 8 different species snakes.
There was not really a research done in AIT, so we
could not be sure. 9. What is the best place in AIT to spot
You’ve to make a distinction between the venomous, snakes?
the mildly venomous and the non-venomous
snakes. So far I have only spotted one specie which In trees, but in the canopy. And you’ll not see them,
is venomous and can cause a danger, and that’s the because their green skin color works like camouflage.
Save the snakes 4. How can you distinguish the Or during the night. But mostly you find them trees.
monocled cobra.

venomous from the non- venomous? 10. Some Thai friends told me if you
dream about a snake you will meet
It’s hard without proper knowledge. Even experts will your soulmate. Do you know other
have difficulties. In AIT you’ve only one venomous and interesting snake facts?
that’s a cobra, which is easy to recognize. But others
which are mildly venomous are plenty, and they can Interestingly in Pakistan we believe that when you
cause serious damage too. dream about snakes, your enemies are planning to do
something evil with you.
5. How severe could be the effects of So, if I look for a soul mate, I should climb trees.
snake bite? Do snakes bite gently or Haha, but just don’t touch the snakes, for the snake’s
rudely? sake

You don’t want to be bitten by any snake. Especially 11. What should students do when they
python as they have many teeth and these are curved encounter a snake?
inside. The bite of the venomous one sometimes
don’t hurt, but then you’ve the venom… so the They should run away. Both for their safety and more
consequences are even worse. importantly for the safety of the snake.
In fact, it would be good to have a workshop or
6. Where do these snakes end up once introductory course about how to handle snake bites.
Or at least some information session about the snakes
the security team caught them? at AIT.

As long as the snakes are not bothered they will not
I can’t tell their fate for sure. Security personnel claims
that snakes are taken to a national park two hours harm humans. Mostly people in AIT are afraid for
away from AIT, but I don’t believe that. They maybe their safety and especially their kids’ safety. For that
end up in the meat factory. reason they demand to relocate the snakes from
AIT. Unfortunately it is lack of awareness and proper
knowledge.
7. Which is your favourite species? “Snakes are very important for the ecosystem of AIT. If
Would you mind sharing with us any they disappear, we have probably an invasion of rats
memorable encounter you had with a here. They are very useful, but unfortunately we don’t
snake in or outside AIT? see that way.”

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