webfact Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Lurking in Toilets, Swimming the Streets: Snakes of Bangkok Move In By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and RYN JIRENUWAT File photo 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Geez, that would get your attention ! Where,s the "Selfie" when you need it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Whre at those flapper valves that prevent back water from coming back into the house. Come on Thailand get into the 21 century. Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAIBKK Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 For snakes Bangkok is like a 3* Michelin restaurant due to biggest rat population of the world !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen65 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 could ruin your sex life ! imagine if that was venemous !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana7 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 9 hours ago, FritsSikkink said: I think you would find that in India. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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