Video: Huge snake on the expressway in Bangkok!

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Video: Huge snake on the expressway in Bangkok!

 

 

TNA reported that a very large python had appeared at a toll booth on one of Bangkok's expressways - they were not sure where. 

 

Earlier on Thaivisa on Facebook it was suggested it may have been the tollway. 

 

The snake - said to be a python - was several meters long. It appeared seemingly out of nowhere after a car passed the booth. 

 

A large van following would not dare pass as staff scurried about.

 

Finally the snake went exploring at one of the booths. 

 

TNA suggested that the snake didn't have the 50 baht necessary to pass.

 

Others online said that the snake may have hitched a ride on the first car though TNA thought the driver saw it and drove carefully round. 

 

No other details were reported though footage suggested it all happened on Tuesday morning.

 

Source: TNA

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-01-10

 

[worgeordie]

Amazing Thailand.

regards Worgeordie

[faraday]

Fell out of my trousers yesterday.

 

????

[NCC1701A]

beautiful snake. i hope no one kills it.

[NCC1701A]

11 minutes ago, faraday said:

Fell out of my trousers yesterday.

 

????

then you woke up.

[neeray]

"Several metres long". Several is a wide open number. Looks like 3 to 4 metres long to me.

 

Also looks pretty creepy to this farang.

[petermik]

7 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

beautiful snake. i hope no one kills it.

A tasty meal for many here......snake and chips

[jvs]

We have had many phytons in our garden over the years,biggest one about 4 meters.They are very strong but we can handle them with two people.This big one we released at a spirit house near Pala-u.There was a busload full of soldies,guns and all.When we stopped they all came around seeing what we wanted there.When we let the snake out of the bag they ran like schoolboys.

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, petermik said:

A tasty meal for many here......snake and chips

Is it better than pie and chimps?

[smileydude]

Rather surprised the big guy made it this far without getting flattened.  

[Burma Bill]

Must have been snaking its way through the traffic!

[Richard S]

Possible it dropped from the last car going through  hitching a ride ..  decided it did not like his driving

[metempsychotic]

2 hours ago, smileydude said:

Rather surprised the big guy made it this far without getting flattened.  

Given the fact that it was only moving the front 1/2 of it body I suspect it was injured. 

[Dap]

47 minutes ago, metempsychotic said:

Given the fact that it was only moving the front 1/2 of it body I suspect it was injured. 

Should have taken the time to watch the entire video as there was nothing visually wrong with the snake. It moved 100% of its body just fine.

Edited January 10, 2019 by Dap

[petermik]

12 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Is it better than pie and chimps?

Depends if it,s with Bisto gravy...or not

[sabian]

It’s very likely it was curled up under someone’s car, it happens quite a bit because of the warmth, probably got off when the car stopped.

 

[sammieuk1]

Looks like another long handbag opportunity with a matching belt and shoes looking at the size of it????

[JulesMad]

Where are these snake-wrestlers when you need them? ????

 

[metempsychotic]

4 hours ago, Dap said:

Should have taken the time to watch the entire video as there was nothing visually wrong with the snake. It moved 100% of its body just fine.

It was certainly stunned, and I did watch the whole video but after commenting. it took a while to get moving either way. 

[phantomfiddler]

A vital ingredient for our beloved "snake and kidley pie ! Hang on, I didn,t say "kidley" Diddle I ?

[LazySlipper]

It magically came out of the plastic bag that we see mysteriously floating by in the video????

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, faraday said:

Fell out of my trousers yesterday.

 

????

Ewwww !!!!

[owl sees all]

22 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

beautiful snake. i hope no one kills it.

A nice snake! Probably sh1t scared. They don't hurt; just bite a bit.

 

For the snake's own good they should have taken it to the side of the road and let it go in the wood.

 

The way to handle pythons is to firmly grasp one (with this particular one) 25cm from the end* (tail end). And gently pull the snake. This will encourage the snake move forward and you simply follow it until it is safe. Then let go.

 

* Do not grab the python right at the end of the tail. This could break off and frighten the snake even more. And let it escape of course.

Edited January 11, 2019 by owl sees all

[Dap]

18 hours ago, metempsychotic said:

It was certainly stunned, and I did watch the whole video but after commenting. it took a while to get moving either way. 

True, it did take some time to get moving and my guess would be it fell from the undercarriage of a previous vehicle. Not

an uncommon occurrence by the way. I do not think it was "stunned", but only getting it's bearings before moving on. Btw,

I (as well as friends) have seen this happen in the past.

Edited January 11, 2019 by Dap

[Foexie]

i can not immagine that the driver of the bordeaux car didn't see that "pile" of snake on the road.

 

But you can only see a short part of the vdo.

 

Could it be that that snake "left" that car when it stopped?

 

And if not it also surprices me that the snake already survided crossing the other lanes.

[dpspike]

On 1/9/2019 at 9:52 PM, NCC1701A said:

beautiful snake. i hope no one kills it.

Kill it?  It was probably eaten, and the inedible parts were sold for Chinese traditional medicine.