tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post7413316831496324219..comments2023-05-11T13:55:49.688+01:00Comments on Turkey Traveller: Poisonous creepy crawlies and snakes in TurkeyHeadstraight75http://www.blogger.com/profile/13344588594340285748noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-63379349273704767762013-10-02T20:09:08.431+01:002013-10-02T20:09:08.431+01:00I know this is an old post but I was googling snak...I know this is an old post but I was googling snakes to try to find a photo.We are just home from Kayakoy where we rented a villa. My husband was bitten by a snake as we sunbathed at the pool,he had fallen asleep face down on the sunbed and his hands were trailing on the ground. He had no ill effects the snake was about a metre long and black with yellow stripes. I also read in the visitors book that at different times a scorpian had been seen in each of the bedrooms and a huge black snake on the garden path. I've been going to Turkey for years and that's the first time we've ever saw a snake.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-54295847582290656392013-05-07T22:40:49.201+01:002013-05-07T22:40:49.201+01:00every year i stay in an appartement in dalyan, tur...every year i stay in an appartement in dalyan, turkey quite close to marmaris last year i stumbled across a snake that was brown with dark patches and around 2ft in length coming out of the corn field next door this is the first time i have seen a wild snake and am wondering what i nearly stood on and if it is dangerous etc. Any help would be much appreciated thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679987780668808985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-23716069898287199772012-12-30T17:47:04.541+00:002012-12-30T17:47:04.541+00:00My partner and I are going to Marmaris next Septem...My partner and I are going to Marmaris next September. She has been a few time before but this will be a first for me. I am interested in both snakes and reptiles and would like some imformation on what I am likely to find if I go looking for some. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925681644990302626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-16702934360423468912012-08-25T22:37:51.188+01:002012-08-25T22:37:51.188+01:00I've seen two scorpions in very urban Istanbul...I've seen two scorpions in very urban Istanbul, but pretty small. Wife said she saw a big scorpion in their apartment where the baby boy was sitting. This was after some local flood, which forced the sewer inhabitants above ground a bit. Still to find snakes though, after intentional searching. Spent months around Istanbul / Bursa areas mainly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-62559626823176792892012-08-03T10:51:53.592+01:002012-08-03T10:51:53.592+01:00I have lived here for 20 years. Never been bitten ...I have lived here for 20 years. Never been bitten but have seen my fair share of snakes and scorpions.<br />I see quite a lot of snakes at the bottom of our garden which goes into a lake. The snakes around our way like to swim in it at sunrise and dusk.<br />I have also come across quite a few scorpions in apartments in Marmaris and Istanbul. They are small and stings like a wasp but still unpleasant but I would say scorpions are a lot more common than snakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-85788556251242166672012-07-08T21:47:04.195+01:002012-07-08T21:47:04.195+01:00Most likely the only insect that will bother you i...Most likely the only insect that will bother you in your hotel room will be the mosquitos...Headstraight75https://www.blogger.com/profile/13344588594340285748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-24280664735250183352012-07-05T22:40:20.544+01:002012-07-05T22:40:20.544+01:00I may be going to Turkey later this year and I am ...I may be going to Turkey later this year and I am paranoid in case a snake or poisinous insect comes into the hotel. Is this likely? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-16023975947413310512012-05-29T16:20:55.555+01:002012-05-29T16:20:55.555+01:00Mate I went for a walk around the Acropolis in Ber...Mate I went for a walk around the Acropolis in Bergamon earlier this morning and I bumped into 2 snakes, one of them quite big. I don't know if it will be like that the whole time but clearly there are a few of them over here and it is easy to find them. I believe they would attack only if they cannot scape, but I reckon walking carefully, looking around and being aware of their presence is important. <br /><br />FedeFedericonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-19961927730466404822011-12-17T22:36:06.415+00:002011-12-17T22:36:06.415+00:00Change are almost negligible - probably because yo...Change are almost negligible - probably because you won't see them! I visited Turkey last year, and narrowly missed treading on a black scorpion within a day or so. I only knew about it because my partner, who was walking behind me, spotted it.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-15441399886615058982011-05-16T20:07:39.755+01:002011-05-16T20:07:39.755+01:00Blasé, hah yes I have been accused of this before...Blasé, hah yes I have been accused of this before, but I honestly believe the risk is so small as to be not worth worrying about. I never carry anti venom, but then I never carry any emergency medical supplies in the off chance that something randomly unpleasant happens. I even travel without insurance! Also none of my Turkish friends or family feel the need to keep anti venom in the house, even the ones that claim to have a snake the width of my wife's thigh living at the bottom of their garden. I have seen a couple more snakes since I wrote that post including a rather large black one but none of them bit me yet, probably they were scared off by the large stick I carry to scare of the restaurant touts! <br />I agree with you whole heartedly about the dogs, the street dog are normally fairly harmless but some of the village dogs are trained to attack strangers, in our village we can't walk around when the shepherds are returning from or leaving for the fields without carrying some kind of precaution (either a shotgun, large stick or a couple of sizeable rocks) the local Kangal dogs have large spiked collars and look like hounds from hell and have previously attacked other villagers! The dogs for those who don't know are to protect us and the livestock from the wolves and in some places bears!Headstraight75https://www.blogger.com/profile/13344588594340285748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766663670006498058.post-73935823864681269142011-05-16T18:16:09.669+01:002011-05-16T18:16:09.669+01:00You are just a bit blase.
We have a villa in turke...You are just a bit blase.<br />We have a villa in turkey and spend about 6 months each year. I do a lot of walking running and camping/bivying.I have seen numerous snakes especially when running as I can come up on them suddenly.Several have been caught by our gardener in the garden/Also we have had a number of scorpions indoors.<br />Admittedly snakes will always get out of the way if they can, but sensible precautions are necessary rather than just ignore the " scaremongering" When walking through vegetation it is wise to proceed slowly and noisily.Also carry an "antivenon" (available from Boots), to withdraw any sting or bite.. Know the local emergency numbers. Turkey is well provided with local health centres which have a stock of serum for all the snakes, but it helps if you can identify which one bit you! <br />Snake and scorpion bites are rare but they do happen. They are rarely fatal but again they do happen,so take sensible precautions.<br />PS I find the dogs far more scary and threatening,so be prepared for them as wellUzumlu Petenoreply@blogger.com