Snake by the outdoor shower at our Ella guesthouse after dark — freeze, shout, or call the host?

Do not chase, corner, or try to photograph it up close with a phone flash. Give space, keep people and pets inside, and tell the host or night staff so they can decide whether to monitor or call someone experienced. Many garden snakes want insects and escape routes, not guests — but you cannot ID venom risk from a forum. Closed shoes for any night walk to the outdoor shower. A locked room is fine; panicking through the plants is not. If someone is bitten, that is a medical emergency path — you said nobody was. Hosts deal with this; you do not need to be the snake-catcher.