Pesky, peckish python preferred pigeon....points to profits!

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath published a story that was certainly not taking the "P" - they were deadly serious about the lottery.

 

Snakecatchers in Suphanburi, central Thailand, got a call from a man called Sirawat, deputy mayor of Huay Wang Thong in Muang district, that a phython had got in and started eating pigeons in the municipal offices roof.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

It took 30 minutes before the 3.35 meter long pigeon fancier was in custody. He wasn't coming without a fight, however.

 

One brave lady staffer advanced and gave the python a tickle declaring it lovely and soft. 

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The deputy mayor didn't dare but reckoned lots of pigeons had been consumed. 

 

The numbers of the length of the snake - 335 - were deemed to be the answer to the next lottery draw, on Tuesday 16th August. 

 

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[Geoffggi]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

The deputy mayor didn't dare but reckoned lots of pigeons had been consumed. 

They should hire the snake as a deterrent for the pigeons .................LOL

[jak2002003]

6 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

They should hire the snake as a deterrent for the pigeons .................LOL

Good idea. Let a pile of them crawl around the pigeon infested area at Thrapae Gate in CM.   Could be a tourist attraction.

 

I don't know why they took the poor snake away.  It was doing a service to rid the roof space of the vermin...in a natural and eco friendly carbon neutral bio degradable way.  

[toofarnorth]

Looks like a Reticulated Python . I have my Snakes of Thailand book handy as my cat brought in a snake about 30 mins. ago.  This one a bit smaller , about 3" it is a Flower Pot snake.

The lady staffer gave a tickle and said it was lovely and soft . No commenet about the common Trouser Snake.

[foreverlomsak]

15 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

in a natural and eco friendly carbon neutral bio degradable way

try saying that when you've had a couple of beers

[Skeptic7]

Snake providing a service l'd say. 

[Thingamabob]

I fear this python will no longer in the land of the living. 

[NE1]

Could do with him in our village. This is the roof in the school that has broken , been a while as you can see buy the Pigeon droppings and germinated seeds in the droppings.

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

11 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

Looks like a Reticulated Python . I have my Snakes of Thailand book handy as my cat brought in a snake about 30 mins. ago.  This one a bit smaller , about 3" it is a Flower Pot snake.

The lady staffer gave a tickle and said it was lovely and soft . No commenet about the common Trouser Snake.

A three inch long snake must be new-born.

[Tropposurfer]

16 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

try saying that when you've had a couple of beers

After a few beers I wouldn't care too lol ????????

[Tropposurfer]

Good job Mr or Mrs python. These harmless snakes (well as long as you aren't a much loved small child, small dog, or cat that is) do a great natural clean-up service for all sorts of vermin.

I'm not sure about pythons, but in Oz black snakes predate on the much, much deadlier brown and taipan snakes.

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

One brave lady staffer advanced and gave the python a tickle declaring it lovely and soft. 

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