Just a few weeks back, I read in Bangkok Post that snakes are found throughout the Thai capital, even in the city centre. That got me a bit worried as there are some green patches and canals around my place which seem like potential nesting sites for these ugly creatures (I’m sorry snake-lovers but I simply cannot stand them).
In case you do not know, I have a phobia of snakes, big and small. It was rather bad when I was young, to the extent mummy had to cover up snake images in my books with pieces of paper, even if they were just pictures of cartoon snakes. Now that I am grown up, the phobia seems to have gotten a bit better. Despite feeling squeamish, I can at least tolerate images of snakes on tv and magazines. I think this phobia can be traced back to my kampung days. I remember several ‘encounters’ with snakes: I overheard mummy saying she was worried snakes would crawl into our room; she spotted a snake while I was taking a dump in the wooden shack one day and I saw my male relatives holding a gunny sack with a snake inside. I had never for once seen a real snake in those days, but all these were enough to leave a scary impression on my young mind and a lasting phobia to this day.
Anyway, I digress.
Yesterday, my worst nightmare came true. I spotted a dead snake at the entrance to my soi. A small green one with gaping mouth, probably ran over by a vehicle. I was terrified. It gave me the jitters. Imagine a snake near your residence, never mind it being dead or small. It was enough to scare the daylights out of me. This morning, I skirted around the area, trying very hard to avoid getting close to it. But out of the corner of my mind, I still saw it lying there. Groans. I wished that some stray dog would drag the snake far off, or some pigeon would peck it and finish it off. According to mr;p, the snake was already gone this evening.
I really hope so….
1 Comment
June 3, 2009 at 10:46 am
wah.. be careful girl.
anyway, anakes are afraid of human presence, probably more so than we do to them.