While sea snakes are poisonous, so far only two people have died from them, that we know. My girl friend never lets me walk it tall grass in the Philippines. She has put the fear of the cobra in me for sure. Great advise about the door sweeps and foam. And like all things in the Philippines, finding a place that carries them is the challenge. I find it odd that thresholds aren’t a thing there and gave-up looking, as sweeps are so easy to install and can be carried in your suitcase for the hotel doors as they hug the door very tight and barely need a screw to stay attached. I was woken-up by a large cockroach on my leg one night and when I turned on the light, the damn thing flew. Didn’t think I could scream like a little girl, turns out I was wrong. And all the guys I was diving with kidded me for days.
During the wet season in Algerias Tazmalt region we had the scorpions all over the hotel room. Over 20 years in Africa and never seen anyone bitten by a snake. In South America we had tarantulas in the fire wood. In the Caribean i got dengue twice. In the South Pacific, especially on Guadalcanal, we had malaria. So, after over 30 years in Africa,South Pacific,South Africa and Asia I am still alive. Here in Phils we sometimes see a cobra in our garden, but very rarely. She is no treath to anyone. I think people who worry about everything should rent a place next to a hospital with direct access to the emergency room. People have to stop worrying. What is really killing people is junk food, being fat, eating processed food, pops and worrying. What else is there to worry about? Meteorites? Flying soucers?
Thanks was about to suggest this as a topic since the Philippines is a tropical region. I wondered the natural hazards were. Snakes and mosquitoes sound like the biggest concern.
Hey nice channel! New discovery and sub! I recently left Germany for Philippines - for good ! Looking forward to find more good videos like this on you channel! Keep it up!
I have studies alot of white papers, and my team are yet to find any evidence or clinical trials that showed any benefits to vaccinations...! In fact, the clinical trials showed that unvaccinated people had superior immunity to testing of the subject matters listed on the white papers, do NOT take mine or anyones word for it, look them all up yourselves! - Now that I know the truth, detox is all I am focused on, and being careful here! By the way, The black Caterpillars with the white spikes are NASTY here!, itches like hell and will take up to 4 weeks to heal! Use Castor Oil also with any itchy bites or stings, it is anti-parasitic and penetrates deep into the skin and cleans out any infection etc... For many other remedies like that, look up Barbara O'Niels video's as her stuff nails it! Be careful, trust yourself and be diligent with your study into actual facts, do not believe everyone in white coats! Because money talks BS in many cases!
Just a tip for anyone travelling to the Philippines, if you see a snake make sure you get a chain saw and chop it in half because if you don't they will try to bite you
Another thing you have to worry about is rabies there. We had a dog that got it. … And, in a place like Quezon City, big rat problem. I have friends there and I avoid staying at their house. … We had cobras near our house in Antipolo but I never knew you could die that fast. Now you got me freaked out because I plan on building a tiny house out in the countryside when I get back. (We already got the land)
Another good one Steve. I'm going into my third year here and I've lived in 5 different Provinces. I haven't seen a snake here yet. I know that they are here, but I haven't seen one. I haven't seen a spider here either. Mosquitoes are not as bad here as the mosquitoes in North Central Ohio in July and August. I get bitten a lot less than I did in the U.S. but the ones here do carry more diseases than in the U.S. My 28 year old wife has only know one person that has gotten dengue fever in her lifetime. But that person did die from it. Ants are the biggest problem that I have. I have to keep all food stuff in either the fridge or containers with tight fitting lids. I rented a house in Southern Leyte that was infested with cock roaches. None of the other places that I have lived have had cock roaches. The cock roaches here are big and they fly. Once in a while one will fly into my apartment and I chase it until I kill it. I actually had a giant bat fly into my head while out walking one evening. It nearly knocked my out and I had a lump on my head. Steve's advice on the door sweeps is a good one. I don't have one on my apartment door and leave the door open at night. I don't see insects, other than ants in my apartment. I do have a couple of small tan colored lizards that have shared my apartment for the last two years. They don't seem to bother anything and maybe that's why I don't see any insects?
I know this has nothing to do with your vidio but I have this question that I hope you will answer, if you move to the Philippines and don't have a US resident. No family or friends you can use what do you do
ive heard that PH imports meat, fish, fruits and veggies from china. some r loaded with pesticides, antibiotics and other chemicals. how can u make sure that food u buy did not come from china?
Most places you'd get bit are 1 or maybe even 2 hours from the next hospital. And there, you'd have to wait for antivenom to be delivered from Manila or Cebu. Could take a day or two or worst and a few hours at best, if the copter is functional, ready and not busy otherwise. Don't get bit. Stay on trails.
I believe the Philippines cobra is more venomous than the King cobra. U read about the kings venomous but didn't elaborate on the Philippines cobra side by side.
King Cobra venom is not as potent as the Phillipine cobra. If the King kills the fastest it's because they give you such a huge amount of venom. More than other venomous snakes.
A friend told me that when he and his wife went out to Thialand to visit his wife's son who'd married a local thai woman, Some of the locals kept Cat's to keep Snakes out of their house's apparently cats are very quick and fast and will attack snakes and the snakes don't wan't the hassle of being attacked by the cats should the snake get to near to someones house who has cats, he also said he didn't see one single snake while staying in thialand.
How about salt water and the Philippines crocodile, are they something to be concerned about . I know the largest salty ever found was in the Philippines.
But the Philippine Cobra doesn't need to bite you. It spits venom. There is also the dahumpalay, which is found in the rice fields. It is venomous. Kulambo (mosquito net) is good because it keeps mosquitoes from buzzing in your ear. Yucky big spiders, especially the ones that look like wood. Eeeeew!!!!! Geckos are okay, I leave them be. I remember playing with them. They were nice. Then the hantik (big red ants). Small ones are just annoying. The big rats are also scary. Our dachshunds used to catch and kill them. Toads are dangerous to our dachshunds, though.
I was totally surprised that there hardly any mosquito were i was staying. Also here in fl i live with eye drops due to pollen and there not on ne drop. Over all i just feel way better when I'm there. Question Been talking to John whales and trying to find out if there's any stats on how many of us go back home and reasons. Think this will make good content if you can find info. In my opinion more go back home than stay. ✌🏽🇺🇸🇵🇷🇵🇭
I haven't found any official statistics on how many expats leave. Steve had an article that said 1/3 go back home, but the article didn't site any sources for that number. I found an article that the author guesstimated that 50% return home, but this was his guess. Of the two dozen or so expats that I have met in San Carlos City, none have went home in the two years that I have know them. So I haven't been able to find any data on the true number that return home. I'm still searching for that information.
There are big black bees where I live (can't remember the name). It really hurts if you get bitten. They can be fatal to those who are allergic. If you are allergic, it is good to have an EPIPEN autoinjector with you and antihistamines.
Philippine cobra has much stronger venom than king cobra but it doesn't have much. The king cobra has weaker venom but more quantity. I've run into a few cobras over the years and the solution is to stand completely still so after a while it slinks away. Since we and the neighbors started clearing the undergrowth, we have hardly had any snakes in the village.
Thanks....hate spiders! I've had cellulitis also and that's not fun stuff to have...spent 5 days in hospital. Steve, packing my 10 LBC boxes to ship to Davao. My partner and I are now looking for a house in Tagum. I'll bring some bug spray!
Hey Steve! Excellent topic for I have been watching Philippine videos for two years and haven’t heard from any other blogger. Keep up the great content. One thing to consider is the environment for if you live in the city = more rodents, or if you live in the province = more snakes. Vigilance is key. Good luck and God bless.
Certainly the spiders and bugs enjoy 12 months of warmth, and are bigger due to it ! I remember freaking out when I saw one of their humongous cockroaches enter under the kitchen door there....AHHHH! - You need a mother in law living with your family there, as she has no hesitation or fear to take care of this problem ! The thing was the size of a small mouse, pretty big for a cockroach, it ran straight for under the fridge. My mother in law made a quick execution of the thing, thank God for Mother-in-laws talents! - Including cooking dinners! The geckos; yea, they are fast and amazing ! They even run upside down across the ceiling ! When I first saw them, my impulse was to kill them, but the family said. " they are good and to leave them alone, because they clean the bugs in the house away by eating them". They also chase each other around your house, on the walls and ceilings and can be entertaining. Try to touch them, and they run really fast and the odd thing I found that amazed me is they chirp just like birds! Snakes: I did not see any, but it amazes me how some Filipinos just walk through tall grass with no hesitation. I hesitate, and keep my eyes peeled to the ground for and potential encounters! I saw some really big spiders that are creepy, but mainly in trees, and one giant one in the hydro wires with a giant cobweb out in front of my in-laws house. Your making me reminisce about how much more fun it was to be in the Philippines.
A few years back when I was drinking coffee on my balcony, there was a pregnant lady planting rice 8n front of my house , she was bit by the Philippine cobra, they took her to the local medicine man who started cutting on her body, both mother snd baby died.
Keep in mind 3 of the 4 cobras found in the PI are spitting cobras. The 4th is the King cobra. I rather have a King bite me than having venom in your eyes. Also, a tourniquet around your neck is not helpful when you have venom in your eyes. Stay safe.
Hey Steve, enjoy you channel. My biggest apprehension at living in the Philippines is the second most dangerous creature - the giant neighbor to your west and the large influx of their countrymen into these islands and waters recently. I hate to even bring it up to such a peaceful life, a life I would like to join, but when Jaws is swimming around your little boat it’s concerning. Other Vloggers have also mentioned it and it makes me worry about you guys. Am I being unreasonably concerned? I hope so. I’m sure there are US diplomatic factors going on behind the scenes w PI, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Other than that, the mosquitos, jellies and snakes seem manageable. What do you think?
@@MrSteven5975 agree totally. It could start WW3 but CHICOMs seem to be testing us. Especially w current administration. Reminds me too much of 1930s Europe.
This is only if you live in the province. But in the city, you won't see many of these things. The only thing I have is Gecko's. I think every home has gecko's.
good video, i am British and I live in Tagaytay... fortunately I not seen any form of cobra, but geckos, spiders (in trees), cockroaches and ants yes never seen so many in my life... especially the ants usually using a trail on the walls... i did see a blind snake about 4 months ago.. i just thought it was a long worm until it started moving .. we also have an issue with termites which were always dealing with ... but yes ants for us.. mosquito do bite us .. thank god for vicks!! we dont eat upstairs but my blood is type O and its seems mozzys love that blood type so i like a big mac to them... !! good video .. the geckos so love the big flies its like a ready meal lol
i was there very young while re establishing our bsns interests after the war ...lived in a house of marine plywood and thatch roof while they built our home...the insects would be attracted to the light and drop down on the floor...i had four flipananees who would take turns watching me sleep..if one got through and bit me they would take a capful of ammonia solution and hold it against the bite and i would instantly stop crying ...duh,...i traveled the world by sailboat for awhile and took my doggies ..and a case of pork lard in cans ..which your doggie will gobble down like candy if theyre bitten by ANY kind of snake or potent insect ..the way they process fats breaks down the complex proteins of which venoms are comprised and become easily digestible ..dont clog the liver and kidneys with all kinds of trash from dying organs and circulatory systems that usually help kill you ,,one bitten in aruba head swelled like a football ..enter lard ..next day just swelling around the bite extreme sensitivity to light...but up and moving...dozens of moccasin and rattler bites coon hunting in the states ..friends with thousands dollar vet blood cleansing bills about 40 percent survival...so far lard 100 percent with no long term necrosis or nerve damage..duh...it was decades before they started using the same drugs used to treat ulcers in pigs to treat them in humans ..duh..
This is good information Steve. The King Cobra (which is really not a true Cobra but a species all it's own) will avoid people if at all possible, although the female can be aggressive if a person gets too close to her nest while she's watching her eggs. The venom isn't as potent as the Philippine Cobra, but the pure volume is much higher. The king also prefers other snakes as it's main diet, including other venomous snakes such as the Philippine, and Samar Cobra and pretty much anything else that slithers. I've heard of a couple of Cobra deaths in the Philippines this year and I'm sure there have been many more. Hospitals not carrying the antivenom has resulted in a awful lot of deaths in the Philippines, and I think the big problem there is the cost per vial. Even if the Hospitals had it on hand, how many Filipinos would afford it as it sometimes takes multiple vials to save someone? If a person has a snake problem they probably have a rodent problem as that's what the snakes for the most part prefer to feed on. The only exception is the King which prefers and feeds mainly on other snakes. There is a good Facebook group with lots of info and I believe it's called Snakes of the Philippines. It's very informative, and probably a good group for anyone living or visiting the Phil.
Thanks again, Steve. When I come there, it's gonna be just me and my dog. Already checked into everything I need to take care of with her, and my vet has had a lot of clients who have taken their dogs to the Philippines. I'm a dog guy. Had dogs most of my life. I'll have dogs till I die. I am concerned about the wild life in the Philippines and my dog. Thanks for informing me about what to look out for when I get there. By the way, I'm a vet too. When we were vaccinated in the boot camp we got a million shots. Can you do a video for us prior service peeps about what we might to have updated before we move there? I'm gonna look into that myself, but a lot of us traveled there when we were in the service, and I think it would be very helpful for us, your brothers. Thanks again my friend.
Steven I will feel so at home when I get there - being from Oz everything you mention is my day by day "normal". We have some pretty venomous snakes (at last count 100 venomous) and some wicked spiders that can lay you out as well. Poisonous jellyfish as well. It seems that Oz and PI have that in common. Great informative video again Steven :-).
Rattle Snakes (our dog was bit by one), Bobcat (I've seen a few), Mountain Lion (was taking a nap under my neighbors car), black widow and brown recluse spiders pretty common. I've seen them all where I live in southern California. My condo complex backs to the Cleveland National Forest. The coyotes regularly kill pets if they wander into the brush. They run in packs of 5 or more when I've seen them. But thank God we don't have any Cobra's! LOL
A few days ago around 4 A.M. I entered the CR in our house in Mindanao and movement on the floor caught my eye. At first I thought it was an 8 inch worm, until its slithering, swaying "snake-like" pattern proved otherwise. It was a Visayan Cobra. Black body with the yellow side stripes. I stomped it to death, but that took a lot more time and effort than one would think. They have unbelievably strong bodies. If another one enters through the drain, I'll use a knife instead.
teacher we encountered a very large very aggressive cobra that was trying to cross the road as we were passing by on a motor cycle loay bohol wrong place at the right time also check your shoes before putting on scorpions here as well
lol you forgot the ankle biter mozzys they seem not be able to fly to high, if you do not like bugs of every shape and size and lizards, massive flying cockroaches,biting ants,flies,huge spiders,snakes,praying mantis,rats, fleas,ticks,head lice etc etc the Philippines may not be for you...tip how to relocate house lizards shine a flashlight on them real close they freeze and you catch em with a upside down bowl
Coral snakes have the strongest venom and i think they get their name from their colour red black and yellow bands ..Some have no venom but look the same Remember. Red on yellow kills the fellow....luckily they have small mouths and are timid
I think her family lived on bohol. there was another YT vlogger (american with filipina wife) who lived in bohol and found either a king cobra or philipine cobra in their back yard). plus someone put a comment on here that they are on bohol. I think I now have no desire to live on bohol.
dont bring 27 cans of anything they will hit you for commercial tarrifs as if your going to sell those items for a business, they dont fool around at philippines customs, any chance this country has to charge you they will for sure!
Gecko in the house? Nope, no thanks. That's the last thing i want to hear in my house in the middle of the night. Especially during a blackout when it's dead quiet otherwise.
I was on a small island in northern Samar in a small resort.I had woke up very early like 5 am and went outside on the balcony to smoke,i felt something on my arm and by the time i looked i got bitten and saw a little black spider the size of a penny ,it climb my arm at the speed of light and bitten me a second times before i wipe it out... So i got two red swollen spots on my arm the size of a quail eggs with two punctures point on thems. I have learn from the locals after that this little island is nickname tarantula island...hehehe Anyway it was painful bite but no venom since i am here telling the story...hehe I never saw any snake or scorpion.
Thanks for this video. When I first came to the Philippines,I asked my wife about all of this.and she was like....ahhh don't worry....no problems....she is such a pants on fire,grrrrr.lol I think I might bring my wife to the UK after all.
They always try to tell you what they think you want to hear but all will be revealed if you ever boots on the ground in the PH. Propaganda can never superceed actuality and all expats amd travelers find that out at thier own pace
The king cobra is not aggressive will usually avoid people. It will only strike as a last resort. It's actually a chill snake. The smaller spitting cobra and Philippines cobra ate aggressive and are quick to bite.
While sea snakes are poisonous, so far only two people have died from them, that we know. My girl friend never lets me walk it tall grass in the Philippines. She has put the fear of the cobra in me for sure. Great advise about the door sweeps and foam. And like all things in the Philippines, finding a place that carries them is the challenge. I find it odd that thresholds aren’t a thing there and gave-up looking, as sweeps are so easy to install and can be carried in your suitcase for the hotel doors as they hug the door very tight and barely need a screw to stay attached. I was woken-up by a large cockroach on my leg one night and when I turned on the light, the damn thing flew. Didn’t think I could scream like a little girl, turns out I was wrong. And all the guys I was diving with kidded me for days.
During the wet season in Algerias Tazmalt region we had the scorpions all over the hotel room. Over 20 years in Africa and never seen anyone bitten by a snake. In South America we had tarantulas in the fire wood. In the Caribean i got dengue twice. In the South Pacific, especially on Guadalcanal, we had malaria. So, after over 30 years in Africa,South Pacific,South Africa and Asia I am still alive. Here in Phils we sometimes see a cobra in our garden, but very rarely. She is no treath to anyone.
I think people who worry about everything should rent a place next to a hospital with direct access to the emergency room.
People have to stop worrying. What is really killing people is junk food, being fat, eating processed food, pops and worrying.
What else is there to worry about? Meteorites? Flying soucers?
TV and hours of u tube is more dangerous than the cobras here on Leyte.
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Thanks was about to suggest this as a topic since the Philippines is a tropical region. I wondered the natural hazards were. Snakes and mosquitoes sound like the biggest concern.
Excellent video
Hey nice channel! New discovery and sub! I recently left Germany for Philippines - for good ! Looking forward to find more good videos like this on you channel! Keep it up!
Thanks for the sub!
I have studies alot of white papers, and my team are yet to find any evidence or clinical trials that showed any benefits to vaccinations...! In fact, the clinical trials showed that unvaccinated people had superior immunity to testing of the subject matters listed on the white papers, do NOT take mine or anyones word for it, look them all up yourselves! - Now that I know the truth, detox is all I am focused on, and being careful here!
By the way, The black Caterpillars with the white spikes are NASTY here!, itches like hell and will take up to 4 weeks to heal! Use Castor Oil also with any itchy bites or stings, it is anti-parasitic and penetrates deep into the skin and cleans out any infection etc... For many other remedies like that, look up Barbara O'Niels video's as her stuff nails it!
Be careful, trust yourself and be diligent with your study into actual facts, do not believe everyone in white coats! Because money talks BS in many cases!
Wow, you are talking about the same thing we have here in Florida. Just that we also have Alligators, added to what you have.... Nice.
Would one rather get a poisonous snake bite or alligator bite? Lol 😂
Living in the city or province the odds of experiencing these critters is not as common as a major killer in the Philippines...poverty..
I moved to a condominium in Makati from a province in Batangas. I hate snakes and spiders. Problem solved.
Just a tip for anyone travelling to the Philippines, if you see a snake make sure you get a chain saw and chop it in half because if you don't they will try to bite you
Another thing you have to worry about is rabies there. We had a dog that got it. … And, in a place like Quezon City, big rat problem. I have friends there and I avoid staying at their house. … We had cobras near our house in Antipolo but I never knew you could die that fast. Now you got me freaked out because I plan on building a tiny house out in the countryside when I get back. (We already got the land)
no problem snakes spiders jellyfish mosquitos dogs rats lot of them can kill no problem just be aware 24 7
No spider or snake are poisonous venomous yes 2 kinds of spiders here are a banana spider and a hobo spider are venomous but don't bite many people
Another good one Steve.
I'm going into my third year here and I've lived in 5 different Provinces.
I haven't seen a snake here yet. I know that they are here, but I haven't seen one.
I haven't seen a spider here either.
Mosquitoes are not as bad here as the mosquitoes in North Central Ohio in July and August. I get bitten a lot less than I did in the U.S. but the ones here do carry more diseases than in the U.S. My 28 year old wife has only know one person that has gotten dengue fever in her lifetime. But that person did die from it.
Ants are the biggest problem that I have. I have to keep all food stuff in either the fridge or containers with tight fitting lids.
I rented a house in Southern Leyte that was infested with cock roaches. None of the other places that I have lived have had cock roaches. The cock roaches here are big and they fly. Once in a while one will fly into my apartment and I chase it until I kill it.
I actually had a giant bat fly into my head while out walking one evening. It nearly knocked my out and I had a lump on my head.
Steve's advice on the door sweeps is a good one. I don't have one on my apartment door and leave the door open at night. I don't see insects, other than ants in my apartment.
I do have a couple of small tan colored lizards that have shared my apartment for the last two years. They don't seem to bother anything and maybe that's why I don't see any insects?
I plan to go to the Philippines 🇵🇭 in July. My biggest fear is coming to face to face with the king cobra in my hotel.
what about multi - anti - venom in stuck at home/on you is that not a thing?
I know this has nothing to do with your vidio but I have this question that I hope you will answer, if you move to the Philippines and don't have a US resident. No family or friends you can use what do you do
No anti-venom in most hospitals in the Philippines! Cebu and Manila and that’s it!
ive heard that PH imports meat, fish, fruits and veggies from china. some r loaded with pesticides, antibiotics and other chemicals. how can u make sure that food u buy did not come from china?
I buy my food from Rare Foods in Manila and S and R and never get Chinese Food.
Most places you'd get bit are 1 or maybe even 2 hours from the next hospital. And there, you'd have to wait for antivenom to be delivered from Manila or Cebu. Could take a day or two or worst and a few hours at best, if the copter is functional, ready and not busy otherwise. Don't get bit. Stay on trails.
Spray your yard with Listerine. No mosquitoes for hours. Old Oklahoma trick.
I believe the Philippines cobra is more venomous than the King cobra. U read about the kings venomous but didn't elaborate on the Philippines cobra side by side.
King Cobra venom is not as potent as the Phillipine cobra. If the King kills the fastest it's because they give you such a huge amount of venom. More than other venomous snakes.
I had cellulitis from a bug bite. My doctor gave me a shot of antibiotic on my buttocks then a month of oral antibiotics
Bitten again by over 50 ants as I am in my cement apt.....lots of critters here ...lol
This is my only fear when retiring
Eeeek! Did you just say a seven inch spider?!? 😵
Been in the Philippines 8 years seen 4 snakes only 1 was a cobra and it was dead my friend killed it with a piece of wire
A friend told me that when he and his wife went out to Thialand to visit his wife's son who'd married a local thai woman, Some of the locals kept Cat's to keep Snakes out of their house's apparently cats are very quick and fast and will attack snakes and the snakes don't wan't the hassle of being attacked by the cats should the snake get to near to someones house who has cats, he also said he didn't see one single snake while staying in thialand.
How about salt water and the Philippines crocodile, are they something to be concerned about . I know the largest salty ever found was in the Philippines.
Yeah they have plenty of crocs. Stay away from mangroves. You know the eco tours where all the environmentalist snowflakes go. That's where they live.
There are Crocs in Palawan and some provinces in Mindanao. However in other areas, they have been killed by Filipinos a long time ago.
But the Philippine Cobra doesn't need to bite you. It spits venom. There is also the dahumpalay, which is found in the rice fields. It is venomous. Kulambo (mosquito net) is good because it keeps mosquitoes from buzzing in your ear. Yucky big spiders, especially the ones that look like wood. Eeeeew!!!!! Geckos are okay, I leave them be. I remember playing with them. They were nice. Then the hantik (big red ants). Small ones are just annoying. The big rats are also scary. Our dachshunds used to catch and kill them. Toads are dangerous to our dachshunds, though.
I was totally surprised that there hardly any mosquito were i was staying. Also here in fl i live with eye drops due to pollen and there not on ne drop. Over all i just feel way better when I'm there.
Question Been talking to John whales and trying to find out if there's any stats on how many of us go back home and reasons. Think this will make good content if you can find info. In my opinion more go back home than stay.
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I haven't found any official statistics on how many expats leave. Steve had an article that said 1/3 go back home, but the article didn't site any sources for that number.
I found an article that the author guesstimated that 50% return home, but this was his guess.
Of the two dozen or so expats that I have met in San Carlos City, none have went home in the two years that I have know them.
So I haven't been able to find any data on the true number that return home. I'm still searching for that information.
Actually, the hooded cobra is a beautiful creature! Don't get too close and watch out for the spit because it can blind you!
they can spit 10 feet and hit
what they aim at.
Ware stockings while swimming
Dress code in north Australia for jellies
There are big black bees where I live (can't remember the name). It really hurts if you get bitten. They can be fatal to those who are allergic. If you are allergic, it is good to have an EPIPEN autoinjector with you and antihistamines.
Philippine cobra has much stronger venom than king cobra but it doesn't have much. The king cobra has weaker venom but more quantity. I've run into a few cobras over the years and the solution is to stand completely still so after a while it slinks away. Since we and the neighbors started clearing the undergrowth, we have hardly had any snakes in the village.
Thanks....hate spiders! I've had cellulitis also and that's not fun stuff to have...spent 5 days in hospital. Steve, packing my 10 LBC boxes to ship to Davao. My partner and I are now looking for a house in Tagum. I'll bring some bug spray!
My wife is from Tagum too. We are looking for place there too, to buy.
Hey Steve! Excellent topic for I have been watching Philippine videos for two years and haven’t heard from any other blogger. Keep up the great content. One thing to consider is the environment for if you live in the city = more rodents, or if you live in the province = more snakes. Vigilance is key. Good luck and God bless.
Thanks !!!
Certainly the spiders and bugs enjoy 12 months of warmth, and are bigger due to it ! I remember freaking out when I saw one of their humongous cockroaches enter under the kitchen door there....AHHHH! - You need a mother in law living with your family there, as she has no hesitation or fear to take care of this problem ! The thing was the size of a small mouse, pretty big for a cockroach, it ran straight for under the fridge. My mother in law made a quick execution of the thing, thank God for Mother-in-laws talents! - Including cooking dinners!
The geckos; yea, they are fast and amazing ! They even run upside down across the ceiling ! When I first saw them, my impulse was to kill them, but the family said. " they are good and to leave them alone, because they clean the bugs in the house away by eating them". They also chase each other around your house, on the walls and ceilings and can be entertaining. Try to touch them, and they run really fast and the odd thing I found that amazed me is they chirp just like birds!
Snakes: I did not see any, but it amazes me how some Filipinos just walk through tall grass with no hesitation. I hesitate, and keep my eyes peeled to the ground for and potential encounters! I saw some really big spiders that are creepy, but mainly in trees, and one giant one in the hydro wires with a giant cobweb out in front of my in-laws house. Your making me reminisce about how much more fun it was to be in the Philippines.
A few years back when I was drinking coffee on my balcony, there was a pregnant lady planting rice 8n front of my house , she was bit by the Philippine cobra, they took her to the local medicine man who started cutting on her body, both mother snd baby died.
Keep in mind 3 of the 4 cobras found in the PI are spitting cobras. The 4th is the King cobra. I rather have a King bite me than having venom in your eyes. Also, a tourniquet around your neck is not helpful when you have venom in your eyes. Stay safe.
Hey Steve, enjoy you channel. My biggest apprehension at living in the Philippines is the second most dangerous creature - the giant neighbor to your west and the large influx of their countrymen into these islands and waters recently. I hate to even bring it up to such a peaceful life, a life I would like to join, but when Jaws is swimming around your little boat it’s concerning. Other Vloggers have also mentioned it and it makes me worry about you guys. Am I being unreasonably concerned? I hope so. I’m sure there are US diplomatic factors going on behind the scenes w PI, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Other than that, the mosquitos, jellies and snakes seem manageable. What do you think?
China would be stupid to act by taking over the Philippines
@@MrSteven5975 agree totally. It could start WW3 but CHICOMs seem to be testing us. Especially w current administration. Reminds me too much of 1930s Europe.
Box Jellyfish it you get stung your going to die. Unless you are lucky enough to get to a hospital that carries the anti- venom….
This is only if you live in the province. But in the city, you won't see many of these things. The only thing I have is Gecko's. I think every home has gecko's.
Its the female mosquito that bites as it needs protein when pregnant.
good video, i am British and I live in Tagaytay... fortunately I not seen any form of cobra, but geckos, spiders (in trees), cockroaches and ants yes never seen so many in my life... especially the ants usually using a trail on the walls... i did see a blind snake about 4 months ago.. i just thought it was a long worm until it started moving .. we also have an issue with termites which were always dealing with ... but yes ants for us.. mosquito do bite us .. thank god for vicks!! we dont eat upstairs but my blood is type O and its seems mozzys love that blood type so i like a big mac to them... !! good video .. the geckos so love the big flies its like a ready meal lol
Don't know if they got garter snakes but they eat poisonous snakes eggs
Why worry be Happy !
i was there very young while re establishing our bsns interests after the war ...lived in a house of marine plywood and thatch roof while they built our home...the insects would be attracted to the light and drop down on the floor...i had four flipananees who would take turns watching me sleep..if one got through and bit me they would take a capful of ammonia solution and hold it against the bite and i would instantly stop crying ...duh,...i traveled the world by sailboat for awhile and took my doggies ..and a case of pork lard in cans ..which your doggie will gobble down like candy if theyre bitten by ANY kind of snake or potent insect ..the way they process fats breaks down the complex proteins of which venoms are comprised and become easily digestible ..dont clog the liver and kidneys with all kinds of trash from dying organs and circulatory systems that usually help kill you ,,one bitten in aruba head swelled like a football ..enter lard ..next day just swelling around the bite extreme sensitivity to light...but up and moving...dozens of moccasin and rattler bites coon hunting in the states ..friends with thousands dollar vet blood cleansing bills about 40 percent survival...so far lard 100 percent with no long term necrosis or nerve damage..duh...it was decades before they started using the same drugs used to treat ulcers in pigs to treat them in humans ..duh..
This is good information Steve. The King Cobra (which is really not a true Cobra but a species all it's own) will avoid people if at all possible, although the female can be aggressive if a person gets too close to her nest while she's watching her eggs. The venom isn't as potent as the Philippine Cobra, but the pure volume is much higher. The king also prefers other snakes as it's main diet, including other venomous snakes such as the Philippine, and Samar Cobra and pretty much anything else that slithers.
I've heard of a couple of Cobra deaths in the Philippines this year and I'm sure there have been many more. Hospitals not carrying the antivenom has resulted in a awful lot of deaths in the Philippines, and I think the big problem there is the cost per vial. Even if the Hospitals had it on hand, how many Filipinos would afford it as it sometimes takes multiple vials to save someone?
If a person has a snake problem they probably have a rodent problem as that's what the snakes for the most part prefer to feed on.
The only exception is the King which prefers and feeds mainly on other snakes. There is a good Facebook group with lots of info and I believe it's called Snakes of the Philippines. It's very informative, and probably a good group for anyone living or visiting the Phil.
CELLUITOUS???WHAT IS THIS PLS
It’s a skin and blood infection that can lead to Sepsis. It’s from itching usually
@@MrSteven5975 TY for the info!
Thanks again, Steve. When I come there, it's gonna be just me and my dog. Already checked into everything I need to take care of with her, and my vet has had a lot of clients who have taken their dogs to the Philippines. I'm a dog guy. Had dogs most of my life. I'll have dogs till I die. I am concerned about the wild life in the Philippines and my dog. Thanks for informing me about what to look out for when I get there. By the way, I'm a vet too. When we were vaccinated in the boot camp we got a million shots. Can you do a video for us prior service peeps about what we might to have updated before we move there? I'm gonna look into that myself, but a lot of us traveled there when we were in the service, and I think it would be very helpful for us, your brothers. Thanks again my friend.
Steven I will feel so at home when I get there - being from Oz everything you mention is my day by day "normal". We have some pretty venomous snakes (at last count 100 venomous) and some wicked spiders that can lay you out as well. Poisonous jellyfish as well. It seems that Oz and PI have that in common. Great informative video again Steven :-).
Rattle Snakes (our dog was bit by one), Bobcat (I've seen a few), Mountain Lion (was taking a nap under my neighbors car), black widow and brown recluse spiders pretty common. I've seen them all where I live in southern California. My condo complex backs to the Cleveland National Forest. The coyotes regularly kill pets if they wander into the brush. They run in packs of 5 or more when I've seen them. But thank God we don't have any Cobra's! LOL
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Terro liquid ant killer available on Lazada works great. Have to reapply to ant trails occasionally for maintenance but keeps them under control.
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
A few days ago around 4 A.M. I entered the CR in our house in Mindanao and movement on the floor caught my eye. At first I thought it was an 8 inch worm, until its slithering, swaying "snake-like" pattern proved otherwise. It was a Visayan Cobra. Black body with the yellow side stripes. I stomped it to death, but that took a lot more time and effort than one would think. They have unbelievably strong bodies. If another one enters through the drain, I'll use a knife instead.
I’m so scared with the snakes
teacher we encountered a very large very aggressive cobra that was trying to cross the road as we were passing by on a motor cycle loay bohol wrong place at the right time also check your shoes before putting on scorpions here as well
In Florida we have mosquitoes all over the state. We are a subtropical area so we have the chance of getting these diseases through mosquitoes.
Steve , look up oriental women kissing king cobra snakes . It's freaky !
lol you forgot the ankle biter mozzys they seem not be able to fly to high, if you do not like bugs of every shape and size and lizards, massive flying cockroaches,biting ants,flies,huge spiders,snakes,praying mantis,rats, fleas,ticks,head lice etc etc the Philippines may not be for you...tip how to relocate house lizards shine a flashlight on them real close they freeze and you catch em with a upside down bowl
Are there hardware stores there to buy door sweeps and household item needed for insects and drain covers etc.
Yes
If you have a Geico u will have no bugs or very few and they never bother anyone that I have seen
Gecko
We had a Cobra on the property but that’s all I have seen on the farm yet. Spiders are great to have.
I dont know about most people but I want to find a place with nature out my back door.
Be safe always..
Jumping spiders. When did it launch at you? Did he home in on your Chicopee accent?
Does having your AC blasting most of the day kill insects in your apartment or your little house or even a big house
Coral snakes have the strongest venom and i think they get their name from their colour red black and yellow bands ..Some have no venom but look the same Remember. Red on yellow kills the fellow....luckily they have small mouths and are timid
Red on black, venom lack.
While in the woods here and if you hear a hissing sound stay away right away for it is a cobra snake hissing its way looking for prey for food.
I like butiki
I have never figured out how the tiny aunts suddenly appear
Yeah, King Cobra bad news! A vlogger, Turquoise Sunset, her grandfather stepped on a King Cobra and died.
I think her family lived on bohol. there was another YT vlogger (american with filipina wife) who lived in bohol and found either a king cobra or philipine cobra in their back yard). plus someone put a comment on here that they are on bohol. I think I now have no desire to live on bohol.
Forgot to add....bring 27 large cans of Folgers coffee with me....I know, overkill!
dont bring 27 cans of anything they will hit you for commercial tarrifs as if your going to sell those items for a business, they dont fool around at philippines customs, any chance this country has to charge you they will for sure!
I have to admit that coffee is one of the things that I miss living here. It took a while but I am getting used to instant coffee.
Tanks Steve ,Nice to now
Gecko in the house? Nope, no thanks.
That's the last thing i want to hear in my house in the middle of the night.
Especially during a blackout when it's dead quiet otherwise.
You won't hear them, gheckos are real quiet, and they eat bugs, spiders and flies etc.
Will a can of Raid explode in my checked luggage due to lessened air pressure in the cargo hold?And is it even legal to bring it in?
Not sure
I wouldn't risk it Jeff. It might really make a mess in your suitcase. You can probably find it here.
I was on a small island in northern Samar in a small resort.I had woke up very early like 5 am and went outside on the balcony to smoke,i felt something on my arm and by the time i looked i got bitten and saw a little black spider the size of a penny ,it climb my arm at the speed of light and bitten me a second times before i wipe it out...
So i got two red swollen spots on my arm the size of a quail eggs with two punctures point on thems.
I have learn from the locals after that this little island is nickname tarantula island...hehehe
Anyway it was painful bite but no venom since i am here telling the story...hehe
I never saw any snake or scorpion.
Thanks for this video. When I first came to the Philippines,I asked my wife about all of this.and she was like....ahhh don't worry....no problems....she is such a pants on fire,grrrrr.lol
I think I might bring my wife to the UK after all.
Lol
They always try to tell you what they think you want to hear but all will be revealed if you ever boots on the ground in the PH. Propaganda can never superceed actuality and all expats amd travelers find that out at thier own pace
The king cobra is not aggressive will usually avoid people. It will only strike as a last resort. It's actually a chill snake. The smaller spitting cobra and Philippines cobra ate aggressive and are quick to bite.
How about the spiders that live among banana bunches? I heard they are bad.
Not bad
Eeeeeeeew!!!!!
Se Asia - "white mans grave"......
This is very depressing subject Steve lol
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This is the one topic i hate
Yes I know about bugs here what a pain and I just did a video about this hey take care
Feel free to share the link
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