Farangs Flock to Study Thai Cobras

[rooster59]

Farangs Flock to Study Thai Cobras

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Photo: Matichon

 

KORAT — A university’s postgraduate program in cobra biology has drawn all Western students and a lack of interest by Thai students.

 

Pongthep Suwanwaree, a biology lecturer at the Nakhon Ratchasima province school, said no Thai students have enrolled in the program and all five master’s students and two doctoral students are from the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Portugal.

 

“This specialized biology major at the university is the only one in the world.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2018/06/02/farangs-flock-to-study-thai-cobras/

 

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-06-03

[Get Real]

Five master students looking at a cobra
One made a move, got bitten and then he died.
Four master students looking at a cobra.....

Yeah, and so on......  It´s probably a reason why it´s the only one in the world of it´s kind.
Actually, the Thai won the intelligence test against the farangs this time. Amazing!

[grumbleweed]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Farangs Flock to Study Thai Cobras

No doubt preparing for when they cross swords with Thai ladies. They may also want to add the study of vultures and leaches to the curriculum 

[silverhawk_usa]

A very valid point;  " Asked why there no Thai students enrolled, Ponthep said Thai students feel they don’t know what they could do with such specialized knowledge. "

[Gandtee]

16 minutes ago, silverhawk_usa said:

A very valid point;  " Asked why there no Thai students enrolled, Ponthep said Thai students feel they don’t know what they could do with such specialized knowledge. "

What can you do with this specialised knowledge?

[thurien]

55 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

What can you do with this specialised knowledge?

 

lead a twosome life with your sweet without sweat an' fear

[robblok]

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

What can you do with this specialised knowledge?

Maybe work at a zoo managing reptiles. 

[Cake Monster]

Today we have our first lesson.

Q. What steps to take if confronted by a Cobra.

A. Bloody great big ones.

[gandalf12]

How does 5 students constitute people flocking to the course?

[soalbundy]

5 hours ago, Gandtee said:

What can you do with this specialised knowledge?

Cobra farm, milk poison for antidote, cobra skin for snake leather

[bedouin1990]

Snake venom is being researched. It may prove useful as an anti-coagulant, as an anesthetic agent and have some value against cancer. Some have tried making a human based anti-venom. Presently all anti-venoms are made from horses, and are quite effective. However all who receive them, about 2 weeks later develop serum sickness. While rarely fatal, it is a very painful condition to endure.

[soalbundy]

3 minutes ago, bedouin1990 said:

Snake venom is being researched. It may prove useful as an anti-coagulant, as an anesthetic agent and have some value against cancer. Some have tried making a human based anti-venom. Presently all anti-venoms are made from horses, and are quite effective. However all who receive them, about 2 weeks later develop serum sickness. While rarely fatal, it is a very painful condition to endure.

I would study how best to kill them, I get them in my garden now and again, I find that a spade is best.

[observer90210]

A simpler course for expats could be nice that would enable identifying the species in each specific region of residence. With some good advice on the first emergency steps to be taken if bitten, and if it's a pet, a senior citizen, a child....etc

 

Could save precious time,  if bitten from one of these slighering boys !

 

Local contact numbers of the snake rescue farms that come over and take away these nasties would also be useful for all.

[Golden Triangle]

3 hours ago, soalbundy said:

I would study how best to kill them, I get them in my garden now and again, I find that a spade is best.

That is one of the worst responses I have ever read on Thai Visa, perhaps if you educated yourself and found the best way to deal with these indigenous creatures of the country that you are now residing in might be a better option - prat.

 

Try looking at this site on Facebook, Snakes of Pattaya, as I don't know what part of this lovely country you live in it will be a good  start and I believe that they have forums for all areas of Thailand, but to just to kill a snake for no reason is banal.

[soalbundy]

6 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

That is one of the worst responses I have ever read on Thai Visa, perhaps if you educated yourself and found the best way to deal with these indigenous creatures of the country that you are now residing in might be a better option - prat.

 

Try looking at this site on Facebook, Snakes of Pattaya, as I don't know what part of this lovely country you live in it will be a good  start and I believe that they have forums for all areas of Thailand, but to just to kill a snake for no reason is banal.

Thank you for your nice response. I live in the country in Isaan, we all have small barns to hold rice, this attracts mice who in turn attract cobras so they help to keep the pests down and I would consider them useful were it not for the small children in my household who are, like all small children, curious and adventurous.Adult cobras aren't a problem generally as they try to avoid human contact (although in my village alone in the past 5 years one woman died after being bitten by a cobra when she reached under the barn to get a shovel and a carpenter lost the use of his right arm when he got into bed to find a cobra under the covers) the dangerous cobras are the babies fresh out of the nest they have a higher concentration of poison and are aggressive, unlike adult cobras who, when they bite, don't always use their poison, young cobras always do. I am against killing wild life but I regard my garden as a safe zone and the lives of the children in my household have priority, cobras are territorial so it is no use having them removed so I use a spade.

[cornishcarlos]

11 hours ago, observer90210 said:

A simpler course for expats could be nice that would enable identifying the species in each specific region of residence.

 

I think most locals could do with that course too. Identifying venomous from non-venomous would be a start.

The kill all snakes attitude is very disturbing, as snakes have a place in the eco system...

[Juan B Tong]

I am calling FAKE news on this.  At the least misleading.

The only recognized schools in Karat are;

• Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University
• Rajamangala University of Technology Isan
• Suranaree University of Technology
• Vongchavalitkul University

And at that, having a PhD or Masters from a Thai uni ain't going to put you on the top rung of the academic ladder.

 

So, the  Nakhon Ratchasima province school, is what?

 

Can anybody find a reference for it?

 

 

[sirineou]

On 6/3/2018 at 8:44 PM, Juan B Tong said:

I am calling FAKE news on this.  At the least misleading.

The only recognized schools in Karat are;

• Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University
• Rajamangala University of Technology Isan
• Suranaree University of Technology
• Vongchavalitkul University

And at that, having a PhD or Masters from a Thai uni ain't going to put you on the top rung of the academic ladder.

 

So, the  Nakhon Ratchasima province school, is what?

 

Can anybody find a reference for it?

 

 

I know what you mean, Personally if I wanted to study cobras I would go to Greenland. or Canada.

[canuckamuck]

30 minutes ago, sirineou said:

I know what you mean, Personally if I wanted to study cobras I would go to Greenland. or Canada.

The Canadian cobras behave very differently than the Thai cobras, so it wouldn't be any use over here. Usually they are stiff and very easy to handle.