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Four-metre king cobra caught in Phuket, second escapes

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The caught king cobra was four metres long and weighed 7.2 kilos. Photo: Kamala OrBorTor Rescue Team

 

PHUKET: A king cobra measuring four metres in length and weighing around seven kilograms was captured at a house in Kamala yesterday afternoon (Mar 6) while a second which seen nearby took off before rescue worker had a chance to catch it.

 

Rescue workers were notified by Kamala resident Anake Srisit, 40, that he had found a big king cobra in his house at Soi Namtok Bangwan at 2:30pm. Another second king cobra had also been found outside the house.

 

Rescue workers arrived at the scene to find a king cobra inside the house. It took more than three hours to catch the king cobra with a snake snare and put it into a bag. The king cobra measured four metres long and weighed 7.2kg.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/four-metre-king-cobra-caught-in-phuket-second-escapes-66243.php

 
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-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-03-07
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