Tourists flee as python slithers into Thailand’s Emerald Pool

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A two-metre-long python slithered into the popular Emerald Pool in Krabi province in southern Thailand on Tuesday, sending panicked tourists clambering in all directions.

 

In a chaotic TikTok clip, tourists scream as one brave swimmer splashes water at the python on the poolside in an attempt to drive it away. But yesterday was a hot day. The python wanted to cool off too.

 

Screams erupted again when the snake slithered into the water sending both Thai and foreign tourists fleeing in all directions in a rush to get out of the pool.

 

Pythons might not be venomous snakes but have a strong bite and can do significant damage based on size alone. No one can swim peacefully knowing a python is lurking below and could bite their toe at any second.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/tourists-flee-as-python-slithers-into-thailands-emerald-pool-video

 

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[torturedsole]

Snowflakes. 

 

This was their swimming with dolphins moment, it just happened to be a python. 

[hotchilli]

I was trotting around my local reservoir this morning and noticed a large Python on the grass slope just up from the waters edge this morning. In the darkness I was watching the fish at the edge when I saw a shimmer of reflection and wondered what it was in the grass.

It was in the shape of a horseshoe, estimated to be at least 8ft long as both sides were at least 4ft long plus the curve, the body was easily 4-5" inches in diameter.

I didn't poke around for long as I couldn't make out one end from the other.

 

[Chongalulu]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I was trotting around my local reservoir this morning and noticed a large Python on the grass slope just up from the waters edge this morning. In the darkness I was watching the fish at the edge when I saw a shimmer of reflection and wondered what it was in the grass.

It was in the shape of a horseshoe, estimated to be at least 8ft long as both sides were at least 4ft long plus the curve, the body was easily 4-5" inches in diameter.

I didn't poke around for long as I couldn't make out one end from the other.

 

As here if you left it alone it would reciprocate. We humans are too large to be a prey item for a 2metre snake. A verymuch larger example,say 6 metres on a smaller human maybe,but generally they will look to avoid us. We are a danger to them.