Lunar New Year of the Snake

At the start of 2025, our human procrastinated but still go and enjoy daily morning walks...

...and frequently met snakes somehow.

Our human was walking behind two male hikers who were so engrossed in their conversation that they did not see a snake in front of them. One of them accidently stepped on it. On seeing the snake writhing in pain, our human told them that the snake was stepped on. One of them flicked it to the side using his hiking pole. This is a Malayan Banded Coral snake which is slightly poisonous not enough to kill. As you can see, its tail end was possibly broken and will probably live. Our human continued walking and faster trying to keep the distance from those two men.

Feeling some sudden movement in front, our human immediately stopped. This beautiful non-poisonous 8-foot long Keeled Rat snake suddenly darted across in front. It was only a step away. It lives around the area and often cross the path.

This was a few years back when our human saw and wondered why the big tree trunk had an artistic crack. On inspecting nearer, it lifted its head, our human slowly backed off and continued the journey.

These snakes were not the biggest our human had seen.

A few years back, there was a snake lying across the path. Its thickness was bigger than our human's upper arm. Its length could not be estimated as its head and tail end was hidden in the thick undergrowth beside the path. Our human spoke to it softly, waited to allow it to cross first and at the same time trying to see its body breathing movement. There was absolutely no movement.

Thinking it was safe enough, our human stepped over it and said its photo will be taken on the way back. That snake was not seen later and our human promised not to ever do that again. It was a big snake, probably a python.

To those who celebrate the Lunar New Year, Year of the Snake, Happy Chinese New Year!