snoop1130 Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 In an unusual turn of events, a green snake took refuge in a Thai classroom, catching the horrified attendees by surprise. It was only with the arrival of local rescue teams that the smooth capture of the intruding reptile took place. No harm was inflicted upon the students or faculty during the unexpected incident. The incident took place at Pon Thong Pattana Wittaya School, located in Sranokkaew, Pon Thong, Roi Et Province. Today at around noon, the emergency unit of Jao Pu Kud Peng rescue foundation received a distress call from a teacher. She reported an unidentified snake lingering around the classroom door. The volunteers rushed to the incident site immediately. The rescue unit prepared its gear and set out for the mission. One female rescue worker took the challenge in her stride, donning gloves to handle the snake in a bare-handed catch. However, the green snake was caught off guard lashed out and bit tightly onto the glove, refusing to let go. A careful extraction process followed. By Samantha Rose Caption: Picture courtesy of Sanook #news Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/green-snake-startles-pon-thong-school-valiant-rescue-ensues-2 -- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-06-29 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yorkshire Tea Posted June 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2023 Schools should educate kids to recognise snakes. Most are harmless. 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted June 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2023 12 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Schools should educate kids to recognise snakes. Most are harmless. Except the one that kills you... best to tell the kids to keep away from snakes and report it to the local snake catchers. Mis-identification can be serious. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: donning gloves to handle the snake in a bare-handed catch Eh? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo18 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: Except the one that kills you... best to tell the kids to keep away from snakes and report it to the local snake catchers. Mis-identification can be serious. Yes with the kids,,, AND by this reasoning also teach your dogs to stay away..... But must say these "newspapers" have a way of finding national news... 5555.... A simple protected even, ratsnake.. These ratsnakes are everywhere all the time, so absolutely no news.... But I guess it is better news than this freaking stupid "climat-change" crap that "our" media do all the time in ouyr falang-countries... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Schools should educate kids to recognise snakes. Most are harmless. Yup. The one in the picture looks like a juvenile golden tree snake to me. Harmless to humans although bite can hurt similar to a hornet sting. Edited June 30, 2023 by Muhendis 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 13 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Schools should educate kids to recognise snakes. Most are harmless. Yesterday we were called next door by a worker who found a very dangerous snake. It was trapped in some discarded plastic netting and could not move. The FIL wanted to kill it but the wife said that it looked at her and she wanted it released. Cut the plastic netting from around the snake (taking precautions of course) and it slivered off into the bush. It was a completely harmless copper headed racer but the Thai man insisted it was deadly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rwill Posted June 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said: Yesterday we were called next door by a worker who found a very dangerous snake. It was trapped in some discarded plastic netting and could not move. The FIL wanted to kill it but the wife said that it looked at her and she wanted it released. Cut the plastic netting from around the snake (taking precautions of course) and it slivered off into the bush. It was a completely harmless copper headed racer but the Thai man insisted it was deadly. Lots of Thais seem to think that every snake they see is the most deadly one in the world. I guess it's better to be safe than sorry. But a lot of snakes are killed needlessly here. My next door neighbor had a large oriental rat snake in his yard and called the police to have someone catch and remove it. (I had seen it in my yard a few times.) But anyway the people show up to catch it and the snake has a little defensive reaction. I heard them say to each other, "It must be mixed with a cobra. Those snakes don't normally react like that." Silly what some believe here. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshadow Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 all green snakes are harmless are they NOT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) 18 hours ago, snoop1130 said: snake took refuge in a Thai classroom, From the photo - such a small one. This would have been far more interesting:- Edited June 30, 2023 by Burma Bill additional information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 5 hours ago, hotchilli said: Except the one that kills you... best to tell the kids to keep away from snakes and report it to the local snake catchers. Mis-identification can be serious. You're entitled to your opinion, but IMO I agree the children and teacher should learn to recognise the snake. That doesn't mean they should be careless. Even non-venomous snakes can have a nasty bite. Leave the handling to the professionals with the proper equipment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverlomsak Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Muhendis said: Eh? wonder where she wore the gloves if not on her hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDisplayName Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 19 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Schools should educate kids to recognise snakes. Most are harmless. That's true. Most are harmless. But some of those kids can be real monsters, especially when they enter vo-tech school! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi49jr Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 19 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said: Schools should educate kids to recognise snakes. Most are harmless. That’s not entirely true. There are some 150 different species of snake in Thailand, of which about 50 are ‘mildly’ venomous, and another 50 are really venomous and dangerous. So only about 50 are not venomous and harmless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 20 hours ago, snoop1130 said: She reported an unidentified snake lingering around the classroom when police arrived the sanke said he forgot to wear his pants..hence no place to keep his ID I was once startled by a thai snake......what I thought was a pretty gal turned out to be a ladyboy happy friday gents! ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyF Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 3 hours ago, blackshadow said: all green snakes are harmless are they NOT Not sure if you are being sarcastic, but in case any readers think that is correct I think it's best to confirm that some green snakes are not harmless, including the green pit viper which can be found here in Thailand and could easily be confused with the golden tree snake. Whilst rarely fatal, you wouldn't want to be bitten by one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 52 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said: You're entitled to your opinion, but IMO I agree the children and teacher should learn to recognise the snake. They should ,snakes and any other dangers, but still I don't want my children deciding what is a good snake or one that would kill them , Why? Because they are children and children are known to not be very responsible. I totally agree with hotchilli , His advice is good advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, AgMech Cowboy said: You're entitled to your opinion, but IMO I agree the children and teacher should learn to recognise the snake. That doesn't mean they should be careless. Even non-venomous snakes can have a nasty bite. Leave the handling to the professionals with the proper equipment. I acknowledge your opinion. IMHO teach them Maths & English... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I've frightened many an unwary but horny Thai woman with my snake but rather than green its chompoo mak mak hahahaha ???????????????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo18 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, rudi49jr said: That’s not entirely true. There are some 150 different species of snake in Thailand, of which about 50 are ‘mildly’ venomous, and another 50 are really venomous and dangerous. So only about 50 are not venomous and harmless. I do not know where you got your numbers from. But there is about 300 different species here in Thailand.... Around 15% of them are venamous to different degrees, and out of those 15%, only 5% are deadly venamous...... On top of that, most of these last 5% are living their lives at night, and hiding during the day..... Edited June 30, 2023 by glegolo18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: was once startled by a thai snake......what I thought was a pretty gal turned out to be a ladyboy But you still did though…didn’t you…? ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Tea Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 11 hours ago, hotchilli said: Except the one that kills you... best to tell the kids to keep away from snakes and report it to the local snake catchers. Mis-identification can be serious. Sounds like you've got the same attitude as the locals. I'm not suggesting kids start picking up snakes, but that they abandon the idea that all snakes are out to kill you. No need to panic & kill them like the Thais often do. Just give them space & leave them alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Tea Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 5 hours ago, rudi49jr said: That’s not entirely true. There are some 150 different species of snake in Thailand, of which about 50 are ‘mildly’ venomous, and another 50 are really venomous and dangerous. So only about 50 are not venomous and harmless. Please list them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff the Chef Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Tastes like chicken had a dish of some fried up a few night's ago after one of the locals caught it, know idea what it was but was ok to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 13 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said: Tastes like chicken had a dish of some fried up a few night's ago after one of the locals caught it, know idea what it was but was ok to eat. This is how you do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 3:50 PM, nchuckle said: But you still did though…didn’t you…? ???? swim in the sewers....one will likely find snakes......a mouth is a mouth after all ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 7:01 PM, Jeff the Chef said: Tastes like chicken had a dish of some fried up a few night's ago after one of the locals caught it, know idea what it was but was ok to eat. On 6/30/2023 at 6:31 PM, Yorkshire Tea said: Please list them. 1..Trouser Snake.....friendly and non venomous ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 7:53 AM, Muhendis said: Yup. The one in the picture looks like a juvenile golden tree snake to me. Harmless to humans although bite can hurt similar to a hornet sting. My thai Gf will confirm my snake is friendly and semi-harmless..due to its size ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said: 1..Trouser Snake.....friendly and non venomous ???? But only has one eye................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 22 hours ago, Muhendis said: But only has one eye................. You are correct Sir in your assessment ???? the one eye winks too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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