Specific environment

My vacation home in the Philippines has a very interesting environment. Since its place in a tropical setting and close to a mountain and a farmland you can imagine so many wildlife gets into my house.I have found garter snakes and boas, gecko, frogs, and any insect that exist in the northern hemisphere.
A couple of years ago I went and visited the Philippines and stayed at our vacation home. I remember the first two nights, I can barely sleeps because of all the noises inside and outside the house. On the second night I heard that they found a small garter snakes in our living room under our couch. I know its trying to protect itself from the heat outside and under the dark couch was the perfect environment for it.
I have also found a gecko inside the house. It has an orange body with lots and lots of white spots. It would not stop making sounds so I thought I should try and pick it up with a stick and try to throw it outside. I accidentally hurt its tail and in return it bit me on my finger.
As you may now know a house in a tropical country is like what my family owns is like a jungle in the Amazon rainforest.