Any one been to Amazon/Peru/India/Jordon/Nepal etc - i need advice/info please

I have an aversion to animals that have the potentail to kill me ! I feel that it would ruin another wise great holiday. In particular its venomos snakes that worry me. I have come across vipers in Tuscany, Adders in Northumberland and a big long fat brown one in Cyprus ( which im guessing was non venomos).

But I would love to travel to vietnam/cambodia , the Amazon, Peru, Jordon , India and nepal. All places with more potentail than most for snakes.I made the mistake of looking on Forgeien Office web site as well as googling snakes ( googling most things is a mistake i find !) , both actions put me off. So can anyone who has been to those locations ( or other similar places) give me their HONEST view of the snake hazards !

Thanks

Amanda

To be honest I think the chances of coming across a snake in the wild are fairly slim - on JY hols you don't really go very far off the beaten track so you should be pretty safe wherever you go! I've been to India and Vietnam/Cambodia with JY and didn't see any in the wild. There was a snake charmer outside the Amber Fort in Jaipur on the India tour, but it would be easy to avoid being anywhere near it! Virtually no wildlife at all on the Vietnam/Cambodia tour.

The nearest I came to seeing a snake in the wild was on the South Africa tour - at Featherbed Wildlife Park, we saw a puff adder from the safety of the jeep. At Blyde River Canyon, I thought I saw a lovely colourful snake underneath a rock, but it was just a lizard!

You could be unlucky and come across one - but that could happen in Britain too! I'd really say the chances are highly unlikely you'd come across one. But to stay safe, don't wander off the pathway wherever you are and you should be just fine.

Hope you go on a fantastic holiday and put all thoughts of snakes out of your mind!

All the best,

Bob

I have done all of the countries you mention, and the only snake I saw was in a cage this year in Cambodia! These are all fascinating countries, so I would suggest just book the holidays and enjoy!

Cheers,

Hils

I went to Peru in 2009 and didn't see any snakes, although I didn't do the Amazon add on where it may have been a different story.

Have also been to S Africa and although lions, buffalo and a cheetah came very near to our vehicle I never felt threatened and enjoyed the close up views.

Peter

I've been to Jordan, Vietnam, South Africa and the USA and never saw a snake in the wild, which for me was disappointing. I did get to hold a python at a market in the Mekong Delta though.

Regds

Jim

good luck book and enjoy where ever you go graham