Morning visitor

[djayz]

One of the joys, or horrors, of living in the tropics... all 2 metres of it! 

 

 

[toofarnorth]

I hope it ran loose and didn't end up in a cook pot.

[Dumbastheycome]

Who saw  who first?

[djayz]

35 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said:

Who saw  who first?

The person who almost soiled himself... 

[worgeordie]

Burmese Python,not so common as the  Reticulated python ,

and not so aggressive

regards worgeordie

[Dumbastheycome]

10 minutes ago, djayz said:

The person who almost soiled himself... 

I understand  that !

I once had a face to face encounter with a large rearing King Cobra at  not more than  2 metres  distance.

 

 

[Kadilo]

22 minutes ago, djayz said:

The person who almost soiled himself... 

what did you with it?

[djayz]

28 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Burmese Python,not so common as the  Reticulated python ,

and not so aggressive

regards worgeordie

Korat is a long way from Burma ???? 

[djayz]

15 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

what did you with it?

They're still trying to free it from the netting. It got tangled up in it. It'll be released. 

[Kadilo]

Just now, djayz said:

They're still trying to catch it

Rather them than me. I would be shi.tting my pants. 

[Mavideol]

1 minute ago, djayz said:

They're still trying to catch it

stew or BBQ 555

[ravip]

WOW! That's one monster I would mind not meeting

[djayz]

Just now, Mavideol said:

stew or BBQ 555

It was a formulation mistake. I should have written "untangle" it. Supposedly it'll be released. 

[djayz]

Just heard it's being donated to the local zoo. Can't decide what's worse for the poor critter: to end its life kept in captivity or on the BBQ.

[Guderian]

A beautiful animal, why couldn't they just drive it out to a deserted patch of forest and release it?

[Dap]

An absolutely beautiful specimen.

[faraday]

1 hour ago, djayz said:

Korat is a long way from Burma ???? 

Yea, the snake was really tired after the long journey....

[djayz]

31 minutes ago, Guderian said:

A beautiful animal, why couldn't they just drive it out to a deserted patch of forest and release it?

I agree, but in all fairness, there are young toddlers around there too. Better to be safe than sorry I suppose. 

[Dap]

50 minutes ago, djayz said:

Just heard it's being donated to the local zoo. Can't decide what's worse for the poor critter: to end its life kept in captivity or on the BBQ.

The standard practice country wide is generally to release it somewhere out of town, but I suppose there will always be exceptions to the rule. Most local rescue services have a decent standard keeping these critters unharmed.

[Foxy52]

I once had an Indian cobra come under the door of my flat in Hong Kong during a typhoon. Luckily, I was wearing brown corduroy trousers

[Max69xl]

6 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

I hope it ran loose and didn't end up in a cook pot.

It's supposed to taste like chicken. ????

[NoshowJones]

4 hours ago, Guderian said:

A beautiful animal, why couldn't they just drive it out to a deserted patch of forest and release it?

Beautiful???????????????

[alien365]

2 hours ago, Max69xl said:

It's supposed to taste like chicken. ????

Of the times I've eaten snake, they cooked them in something so spicy that you can't actually taste the meat.

[djayz]

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

Beautiful???????????????

Although I'm quite cautious around these creatures, yes, some of them are absolutely stunning! The patterns, vivid colours and agility with which they move really are testaments to the wonders of mother nature. 

Since moving here 10 years ago, I've gone from being absolutely scared s..tless of them, to finding them truely fascinating creatures. 

[alacrity]

7 hours ago, djayz said:

Korat is a long way from Burma ???? 

They made it to the Everglades and farther. Thailand's a stroll away.

[Boomer6969]

6 hours ago, Guderian said:

A beautiful animal, why couldn't they just drive it out to a deserted patch of forest and release it?

Well, since it came from Burma if has to go trough state quarantine for a couple of weeks. And to add insult to injury it wasn't even wearing a mask.

[fdsa]

1 hour ago, djayz said:

Since moving here 10 years ago, I've gone from being absolutely scared s..tless of them, to finding them truely fascinating creatures. 

same with sharks lol.

stegostoma fasciatum is... fascinating.

[tiocfaidh]

12 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

I understand  that !

I once had a face to face encounter with a large rearing King Cobra at  not more than  2 metres  distance.

 

 

And we all know how what 2m looks like now ????

[Enoon]

13 hours ago, djayz said:

Korat is a long way from Burma ???? 

 

Burmese Python is native to a large area of SE Asia, including all of Thailand.

 

Range:

 

 

[Elkski]

16 hours ago, Dap said:

An absolutely beautiful specimen.

are there ugly ones?  

is a reticulated real aggressive?  I'm sure those bites can hurt and 2 meters maybe a fight.  amd serious infection from the bite is probably common.