Phuket rescue team kept busy with surge in reptile sightings

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Rescue workers at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation branch in Wichit Municipality (DDPM-Wichit), Phuket, have been kept busy with a surge in reptile sightings. Even before the onset of the rainy season, the task of managing the movement of these creatures has become a daily routine.

 

Yesterday, a massive python and a baby monitor lizard were captured in Soi Thepanusorn. The first call for assistance came early, at 9am, when a small monitor lizard had managed to sneak into a local’s house in Moo 4, Wichit. With the help of poles and loops, the officials successfully restrained the reptile and released it into the wild.

 

Later in the day at 3.30pm, another call for help was made from the same area. This time, the creature was a python measuring over two metres. Similar to the previous case, the snake was safely captured and subsequently released into the wild.

These reptile-related incidents have marked a busy week for the DDPM-Wichit team. The flurry of activity began on Monday when they were called to a residential area to catch a snake that had burrowed under a water tank in a resident’s yard, reported The Phuket News.

DDPM-Wichit highlighted that it operates three centres that are open 24 hours a day for emergencies or if residents require assistance. These centres can be contacted to report instances like a large snake intrusion or to report wildfires.

 

In related news, a 2-metre long crocodile weighing 30 kilogrammes sent villagers in Huay Yai Village, East Pattaya into panic as it casually sunbathed by Taklom Fishing Pond on February 4.

 

Locals and news crews flocked to capture the unexpected visitor on video, showcasing the reptile’s playful antics and its remarkable evasive skills during capture attempts.

 

The owner of Taklom Fishing Pond, 56 year old Kan Jantaravichian revealed that this wasn’t the first crocodile sighting in the area, with a similar incident causing concern just a year ago.

 

by Mitch Connor 

Picture courtesy of DDPM-Wichit

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-01

 

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[hotchilli]

Keeping the rodents down...

[eumenades]

Someone read that there are about 100 Thai farmers bitten every year (and mostly killed) by cobras in the grass. On Samui, I threw buckets of water on the cobras and they shot off back to the undergrowth pretty fast. Crocs avoid humans mostly, along with pythons and tigers. The forest spiders with yellow knees will give you a sore arm for three months. Personally, I regard the monitor lizards as pleasant little chappies. (Not to be touched, of course.)

[gomangosteen]

2 hours ago, eumenades said:

 Personally, I regard the monitor lizards as pleasant little chappies. (Not to be touched, of course.)

 

We've had a monitor lizard take up residence in our undeveloped jungle/ pond area. We're town fringe I've never seen one anywhere near here in 13yrs, previously only nearer the coast 

About 1.2m length but half that is tail. We're ok as long as it stays on that side of the wall.

An addition to the squirrels (5) and birdlife.

[topt]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

the creature was a python measuring over two metres.

is it the angle of the pic or does it look like it has recently had dinner?

[This Guy]

1 hour ago, topt said:

is it the angle of the pic or does it look like it has recently had dinner?

Recently eaten

 

[747man]

11 minutes ago, This Guy said:

Recently eaten

 

Wondersed Where the Cat had gone ??

 

[Will B Good]

OMG.....maybe the swivel-eyed loons in the GOP were correct....the world is about to be taken over by baby eating, lizard people