Major Snake Trafficker Arrested

[snoop1130]

 

PHICHIT, March 7 (TNA) – The police on Thursday arrested a woman at her house in Phichit and seized a large number of Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes, a protected species.

 

During the search operation, the authorities seized seven sacks of Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes (Ptyas korros), weighing a total of 34.26 kilograms and four sacks, containing the carcasses of Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes, weighing a total of 5 kilograms, hidden in a freezer and two mobile phones used for snake trading.

 

 Ms.Chanphen Rerngjit, aged 45, a Phichit native, who presented herself as the homeowner during a search operation was found to be the owner of a large number of snakes.

 

Full story: Thai News Agency 2024-03-07

 

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[flyingtlger]

Now she'll be slithering her way to jail!

 

JOKE:

What do you call a snake that's 3.14 meters long?

A Pi-thon!

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

During the search operation, the authorities seized seven sacks of Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes (Ptyas korros), weighing a total of 34.26 kilograms and four sacks, containing the carcasses of Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes, weighing a total of 5 kilograms, hidden in a freezer and two mobile phones used for snake trading.

Chase up the buyers.

[Burma Bill]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

seized a large number of Indo-Chinese Rat Snakes, a protected species.

 

In case you are wondering what they could be used for (ref. Google)

 

Through their diet primarily on rodents the Indochinese rat snake is natural pest control, regulating rodent, frog and lizard populations as well as providing food for birds of prey and larger snakes. Due to it's size the rat snake is a food source for locals in the countries they are present.

 

They were regular visitors to my garden in the mountains near Phayao, where I had a large rice storage shed that attracted mice and rats.

They are NOT venomous and will not harm you. Leave them be and let them go on their way, as I did.