webfact Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Snake catchers called after man shoots at huge King Cobra in Krabi Picture: 77Jowo A rescue worker from Ao Luk Villa in Krabi told the media that his team were called to a palm plantation after a huge King Cobra freaked some construction workers. The 4 meter long specimen was found under some leaves and successfully bagged. Banjong Khumprayoon said that one of the scared locals had shot at the snake with a .22 gun. He said it was lucky that no one was hurt and the snake was safe too. It had just been grazed. He said that most southerners respect the snake as "owner of the land" and erect shrines by creeks in their name. Source: 77Jowo -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-01-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 the only big snake worth respecting is a dead one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 king cobras eat monocled cobras as wells’s other snakes and tend to shy away from humans, kill a king cobra, expect more snakes.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Quote Banjong Khumprayoon said that one of the scared locals had shot at the snake with a .22 gun. Is he going to be investigated to see if the gun is legally held or is it another never mind situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amvet Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Sir Dude said: Is he going to be investigated to see if the gun is legally held or is it another never mind situation? Best give the snake a Glasgow smile and not worry about buying bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 The video in the linked source article didn't show the earlier .22 cal shot. Appeared that one of the two Thais involved speared the King through the head with a frog gig or something like it, so I'm not sure this snake actually made it out of there alive? Nice snake, bit bigger in the video than appears in the still photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 9:08 PM, 55Jay said: The video in the linked source article didn't show the earlier .22 cal shot. Appeared that one of the two Thais involved speared the King through the head with a frog gig or something like it, so I'm not sure this snake actually made it out of there alive? Nice snake, bit bigger in the video than appears in the still photo. Diificult to tell, but I think (hope) that is was a loop of wire or twine that is put over the head and then pulled tight from the other end of the pole. On 1/5/2018 at 9:24 AM, webfact said: one of the scared locals had shot at the snake with a .22 gun. He said it was lucky that no one was hurt Shouldn't go shooting his gun at random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, 12DrinkMore said: Diificult to tell, but I think (hope) that is was a loop of wire or twine that is put over the head and then pulled tight from the other end of the pole. Shouldn't go shooting his gun at random. Ah yes, you may be right, didn't think about that. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 12:24 PM, webfact said: He said it was lucky that no one was hurt and the snake was safe too. lol ..... a bunch of hilbillies firing off a .22 at random. poor snake, didn't stand a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 05/01/2018 at 12:55 PM, lemonjelly said: king cobras eat monocled cobras as wells’s other snakes and tend to shy away from humans, kill a king cobra, expect more snakes. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Well you can keep them all in your yard, if that's not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 3 hours ago, 12DrinkMore said: Diificult to tell, but I think (hope) that is was a loop of wire or twine that is put over the head and then pulled tight from the other end of the pole. Shouldn't go shooting his gun at random. Who said it was random? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12DrinkMore Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Artisi said: Who said it was random? Quote one of the scared locals had shot at the snake with a .22 gun. He said it was lucky that no one was hurt and the snake was safe too. Sounds pretty random to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Typical hillbillies. Don't understand something so try to kill it. Peasants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Then I am also a peasant because I won't try my luck with any kind of snake, not knowing if the boy is there to socialise or to bite. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfdgfdfdgs Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 You don't have to try your luck, you just have to either a.) leave it alone and let it go on its way or b.) call the snake catchers as in this story and let them deal with it. They're there precisely so you don't have to kill an innocent animal which is an important part of the ecosystem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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