Lurking in Toilets, Swimming the Streets: Snakes of Bangkok Move In

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Lurking in Toilets, Swimming the Streets: Snakes of Bangkok Move In

By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and RYN JIRENUWAT

 

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BANGKOK — Panarat Chaiyaboon was using the toilet in her downstairs bathroom in July when she felt a sharp bite on her thigh. She jumped up to see a scene straight out of a nightmare: an 8-foot python emerging from her toilet.

 

She rushed to the hospital, bleeding heavily, and still bears the marks from eight tooth punctures that were around half an inch deep.

 

That snake was captured. But a week later, Ms. Panarat’s 15-year-old daughter found a second python in the same toilet. The daughter was so shaken, she went to stay with relatives.

 

Fill story: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/world/asia/bangkok-snakes.html

 

-- The New York Times 2017-11-29

[phantomfiddler]

Geez, that would get your attention ! Where,s the "Selfie" when you need it ?

[Stargeezr]

Whre at those flapper valves that prevent back water from coming back into the house.

Come on Thailand get into the 21 century.

Geezer

[PAIBKK]

For snakes Bangkok is like a 3* Michelin restaurant due to biggest rat population of the world !!!

[FritsSikkink]

3 hours ago, PAIBKK said:

For snakes Bangkok is like a 3* Michelin restaurant due to biggest rat population of the world !!!

I think you would find that in India.

[Jen65]

could ruin your sex life ! imagine if that was venemous !!

[MyFriend You]

9 hours ago, PAIBKK said:

For snakes Bangkok is like a 3* Michelin restaurant due to biggest rat population of the world !!!

Singapore has the largest Burmese Python population due to their rat population.......Nat'l Geo had a special on snake hunters in Singapore, 12 people caught 148 Burm's in one night - In THE CITY!!!  Just when you thought it was safe to go out & eat, they caught most of them behind restaurants.

[Banana7]

Notice the New York Times runs the story but Bangkok newspapers ignore it or are forbidden because it might ruin the reputation of the city or defame it.

[HerbalEd]

9 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

I think you would find that in India.

Exactly.

[gk10002000]

22 hours ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

Whre at those flapper valves that prevent back water from coming back into the house.

Come on Thailand get into the 21 century.

Geezer

I think many of these "toilets" are the simple squat type.  Basically a porcelain lined hole in the ground

[The Deerhunter]

On 29/11/2017 at 8:28 PM, TunnelRat69 said:

Singapore has the largest Burmese Python population due to their rat population.......Nat'l Geo had a special on snake hunters in Singapore, 12 people caught 148 Burm's in one night - In THE CITY!!!  Just when you thought it was safe to go out & eat, they caught most of them behind restaurants.

How about the everglades in Florida.  they are in plague proportions there apparently.  Mind you that is not a city.  But  I am pretty sure some parts of it are urbanised.

[MyFriend You]

21 hours ago, The Deerhunter said:

How about the everglades in Florida.  they are in plague proportions there apparently.  Mind you that is not a city.  But  I am pretty sure some parts of it are urbanised.

There is an open bounty on Burmese Pythons in Florida - bounty hunters are paid $50 for every 4-foot snake they catch and $25 for each additional foot. If a python is caught nesting, that's an additional $150.  Biggest one so far is just short of 17 foot, weighing 350lbs.  Big payday for that one.......there is no limit on how many snakes you can bring in as well.