Popular Post webfact Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 Three meter King Cobra no match for British snake catcher Picture: TNA Thai television featured a video of a British resident of Koh Samui who responded to a call to catch a King Cobra. The presenters marveled at his technique and said that locals were amazed to see him use his bare hands to catch a three meter long King Cobra. The man is Philip Brook originally from the UK. Philip has lived in Samui for 18 years and now is a volunteer at "Samui Snake Rescue". He likes to help all manner of animals in distress but has a special affection for snakes. The cobra will be released back to nature. Philip, 47, told Thaivisa that he is originally from Stoke on Trent. We asked him about his status in Thailand, a question often asked by people in stories about volunteers. He said: I’m married to a Thai and I don’t charge any money or run (Samui Snake Rescue) as a business. It’s kinda like my hobby and because no one else will do this 24 hr free then I’m in a weird grey area. All the Immigration know me and don’t have a problem with it and the police call me for help regularly so they are happy. It also qualifies under the king's decree. I don’t qualify for work permit or business visa as there is no money". Philip gets a lot of help from Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand run by Dutch activist Edwin Wiek out of Tha Yang, Petchaburi. "I am now officially sponsored by wfft.org Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand which has stopped me from going under this year but I don’t get many donations generally", he said. Donations to Samui Snake Rescue can be made via their Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/samuisnakerescue/ Philip added: "I have no time for a day job I’m kept very busy with snake and wildlife rescue...I have other business interests that make me enough money to live on but the donations are purely to keep this service going". Source: TNA -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-11-22 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AGareth2 Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 nutter 2 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post transam Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 Hope they gave him a beer....???? 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Phuketshrew Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 Handling that big snake certainly brought a smile to the girls face. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 2 hours ago, transam said: Hope they gave him a beer....???? Before or after?? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marko kok prong Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 Good work.Not my cup of tea though. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 11 minutes ago, chrisinth said: Before or after?? Both... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Danger, danger, danger!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xylophone Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 3 hours ago, transam said: Hope they gave him a beer....???? Do snakes drink beer? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, connda said: Danger, danger, danger!!! The bird....????...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Just now, xylophone said: Do snakes drink beer? Yes, the ones with two legs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neilly Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 He's taken two cobras from my house...a finer guy you couldn't wish to meet 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Well done Philip and Rip for the future???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 One of the very few real people left in Thailand doubley well done considering how many snakes there aren't in the UK. You're a better man than I am Gungadin. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 Good to see a true volunteer left alone by the BiB/immigration to do something worthwhile for the locals 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Good show. Wish he lived near me. I have to call for my bf to come running whenever I find one outside all of 12" long & as thick as my thumb ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Charming fellow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanjita Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I like this. No trouble, no dismemberment and no fuss. Cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, fanjita said: I like this. No trouble, no dismemberment and no fuss. Cool. And not food for the locals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanjita Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 The falangs are just as bad, Bill. Why kill them when they can be easily relocated. I have a lot of respect for snakes. They're very cool, as witnessed in the video. It took all of thirty seconds, if that, to pick him up. But if you want to be aggressive then it's going to take considerably longer and make for a far more dangerous situation. Top marks to the snake catcher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTgrizzly Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: Good to see a true volunteer left alone by the BiB/immigration to do something worthwhile for the locals Yeah, only because they are getting something out of it They call him when they need help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 hour ago, fanjita said: The falangs are just as bad, Bill. Why kill them when they can be easily relocated. As a Farang I think I'd rather be relocated than killed assuming we have a choice ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lamyai3 Posted November 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2018 18 hours ago, webfact said: He said: I’m married to a Thai and I don’t charge any money or run (Samui Snake Rescue) as a business. It’s kinda like my hobby and because no one else will do this 24 hr free then I’m in a weird grey area. All the Immigration know me and don’t have a problem with it and the police call me for help regularly so they are happy. It also qualifies under the king's decree. I don’t qualify for work permit or business visa as there is no money". Aside from his very impressive job with the snake, he's also cut the legs out from under the work permit police on here before they could even get started... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Side Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Phil is a legend. He once rescued a Rat Snake from our bedroom in Lamai. We had no idea that it was not poisonous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisH Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 On 11/22/2018 at 1:37 PM, chrisinth said: Before or after?? during....if he was an Aussie lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The traveler Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Happy to hear the male journalist didn’t use the word farang, but the word chaw tan cat Instead which means foreigner... this is snake catcher have bigger balls then me???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Full wai's to the brave Brit ..... I confess that I rather tend to kill any snake slithering around me garden.... sorry no offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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