Snake warning issued as king cobra caught in Rawai

[rooster59]

Snake warning issued as king cobra caught in Rawai

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Rescue workers at Rawai Municipality warned of snakes on the move after catching a king cobra at a local resident’s home yesterday (Oct 2). Photo: Rawai Municipality

 

PHUKET: Rescue workers at Rawai Municipality are urging people to beware snakes around their homes after a king cobra nearly three metres long was safely caught at a local resident’s home yesterday (Oct 2).

 

Rescue workers from the Rawai office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Rawai) were called to a in Soi Naya 3, Rawai, yesterday afternoon.

 

At the home, the rescue team caught the snake out of a bamboo bench outside of the house, where the cobra was last seen hiding, and soon had it safely contained.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/snake-warning-issued-as-king-cobra-caught-in-rawai-77535.php

 

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[cjinchiangrai]

If they want some more, they are welcome to come get them in Chiang Rai. Help yourselves.

 

Good with green seafood sauce.

Edited October 3, 2020 by cjinchiangrai

[tracker1]

1 hour ago, cjinchiangrai said:

If they want some more, they are welcome to come get them in Chiang Rai. Help yourselves.

 

Good with green seafood sauce.

Your telling me there are King Cobras in Chiang Rai ?

[cjinchiangrai]

9 minutes ago, tracker1 said:

Your telling me there are King Cobras in Chiang Rai ?

Actually mostly Kraits but they have cobras everywhere.

[Ireland32]

14 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Actually mostly Kraits but they have cobras everywhere.

A lot of spitting in Isaan 

[Unify]

They found one in the house of one of the staff in the resort in which I'm staying. He didn't want to leave.

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, tracker1 said:

Your telling me there are King Cobras in Chiang Rai ?

No.. just a lot of snakes.

[Gandtee]

1 hour ago, Unify said:

They found one in the house of one of the staff in the resort in which I'm staying. He didn't want to leave.

The snake or the staff?????

[madisongy]

We're in Florida since we have been unable to get back to Bangkok, and no cobras here........only these bad boys.  Snapped this pic two nights ago out walking the dog.   Nasty cottonmouth.   I never go out at night without the flashlight, and this guy is one reason why.

 

[Gandtee]

6 hours ago, madisongy said:

We're in Florida since we have been unable to get back to Bangkok, and no cobras here........only these bad boys.  Snapped this pic two nights ago out walking the dog.   Nasty cottonmouth.   I never go out at night without the flashlight, and this guy is one reason why.

 

Like you. I always carry a torch here in Thailand. Some time back I went out to my outside workshop and there were three Malayan Pit Vipers lying by my bench. Without the torch I think I would have been on the receiving end of a nasty suck.

[KarenBravo]

Probably looking for new homes due to all the rain we've had recently, flooding their burrows.

[scoupeo]

by the way, where to buy antivenom ?

 

 

[Gandtee]

1 minute ago, scoupeo said:

by the way, where to buy antivenom ?

 

 

I doubt that you can. Maybe not all hospitals have it, but it's wise to get straight to hospital after a snake bite.

[scoupeo]

2 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

I doubt that you can. Maybe not all hospitals have it, but it's wise to get straight to hospital after a snake bite.

by what a hospital can do if not having the antivenom ?

 

[Gandtee]

1 hour ago, scoupeo said:

by what a hospital can do if not having the antivenom ?

 

If you are a Brit adhere to the advice given to the Colonial ladies if they were being raped. 'Lay back and think of England' ????

[Gandtee]

6 hours ago, Gandtee said:

Like you. I always carry a torch here in Thailand. Some time back I went out to my outside workshop and there were three Malayan Pit Vipers lying by my bench. Without the torch I think I would have been on the receiving end of a nasty suck.

Sorry about the pic quality. 1997. A 10 feet long King Cobra in my garden in Sattahip. Sadly I lacked the present day knowledge about capturing snakes and it was dispatched then eaten by the locals. But a lifetime experience for my ten year old grandson here on a visit. Not many have the chance to see a King Cobra in their lifetime.

Edited October 5, 2020 by Gandtee
Additional words.

[Grumpy one]

1 hour ago, scoupeo said:

by what a hospital can do if not having the antivenom ?

 

Organise a Monk to pray for you 

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

1 hour ago, scoupeo said:

by what a hospital can do if not having the antivenom ?

 

Just drink your last bottle of Whiskey and write your will.

[Yahooka]

2 hours ago, scoupeo said:

by what a hospital can do if not having the antivenom ?

 

https://www.thanyapura.com/resorts/phuket/blog/important-snake-anti-venom-information-phuket/

[scoupeo]

6 hours ago, Yahooka said:

https://www.thanyapura.com/resorts/phuket/blog/important-snake-anti-venom-information-phuket/

Thank you !

 

found this also

 

https://www.snake-antivenin.com/

 

[steelepulse]

18 hours ago, scoupeo said:

by the way, where to buy antivenom ?

 

 

One of my dogs got bit by a giant king cobra a few months back.  The vet had some anti venom, but they had to call around to other vet offices to find more.  Luckily the dog survived the three separate bites, but it took a something like 15 vials.  He was in a coma for a couple of days, but he came out of it and is now fine.

[kingdong]

On 10/4/2020 at 5:45 AM, Ireland32 said:

A lot of spitting in Isaan 

actually the spitting cobra is native to africa

[kingdong]

18 hours ago, scoupeo said:

by what a hospital can do if not having the antivenom ?

 

tell you to bend over and kiss your harris goodbye.

[kingdong]

18 hours ago, scoupeo said:

by what a hospital can do if not having the antivenom ?

 

tell you to bend over and kiss your harris goodbye.

[josephbloggs]

5 hours ago, kingdong said:

actually the spitting cobra is native to africa

And Thailand.  And Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.

[xylophone]

On 10/5/2020 at 7:06 AM, Gandtee said:

I would have been on the receiving end of a nasty suck.

Happened to me once in a massage parlour.

[Captain Monday]

11 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Happened to me once in a massage parlour.

His name was Bruce or Nigel?

[xylophone]

13 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

His name was Bruce or Nigel?

Neither......you obviously visit different places to me!!! ????

[sambum]

12 hours ago, scoupeo said:

by what a hospital can do if not having the antivenom ?

 

Presumably they will quickly acquire it from one that has!

[sambum]

11 hours ago, Gandtee said:

Sorry about the pic quality. 1997. A 10 feet long King Cobra in my garden in Sattahip. Sadly I lacked the present day knowledge about capturing snakes and it was dispatched then eaten by the locals. But a lifetime experience for my ten year old grandson here on a visit. Not many have the chance to see a King Cobra in their lifetime.

Looks alot longer than 10 feet!