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A loyal dog has been hailed a hero after bravely confronting a large snake attempting to slither into a family home, saving a three-year-old boy from a potentially dangerous encounter.

 

The dramatic incident took place in broad daylight at a residence in Moo 4, Khung Lan Subdistrict, Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. A two-metre-long rat snake was spotted trying to enter the house while a young boy was innocently playing alone in the living room.

 

Fortunately, the family’s five-year-old Thai Ridgeback, affectionately named Thong (meaning “Gold”), leapt into action. Barking furiously at the doorway and physically blocking the snake’s path, Thong’s courageous behaviour alerted the boy’s father, who rushed to the scene.

 

What he found was chilling: the large snake had raised its head and was fixated on the doorway, just metres from where his son was playing. Quick-thinking, the father called the local rescue team, who managed to safely capture the snake after a 20-minute effort. It was later released back into the wild, far from the residential area.

 

“If it hadn’t been for Thong barking to warn us, we would have never known a snake had come into the house,” said the boy’s mother. “Our son was sitting very close to the spot where the snake tried to enter. It was a very close call.”

 

“Thong is the hero of our household now,” the boy’s father said, beaming with pride and deep gratitude. “We’re incredibly lucky to have such a smart and protective companion.”

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Daily News 2025-07-16

 

 

 

Rat snakes are not poisonous, they are constrictors. Two metres is not so big, for constrictors, it's the girtrh that matters. Very unlikely the snake was looking at the kid as lunch.

9 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

What he found was chilling: the large snake had raised its head and was fixated on the doorway, just metres from where his son was playing. Quick-thinking, the father called the local rescue team,

Such bravery...

So sad… not even a venomous snake. Protected by Thai law. 😢😢😢

I'm glad to hear the snake was captured and released back into the wild instead of being killed. 👍

My Thai ridgeback was barking one night as he was inside, My wife got up and saw a ratsnake in my office, my first Thai ridgeback was the same and killed cobra that was in a hedge along the fence. Those Thai ridgebacks are excellent guard dogs. A bit hard to train tend to run off alot. 

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5 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Rat snakes are not poisonous, they are constrictors. Two metres is not so big, for constrictors, it's the girtrh that matters. Very unlikely the snake was looking at the kid as lunch.

Correct, they're not poisonous, but they can bite quite hard and the bite can be infectious and should be looked after by a doctor. Not a nice experience for a baby boy.

5 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Rat snakes are not poisonous, they are constrictors. Two metres is not so big, for constrictors, it's the girtrh that matters. Very unlikely the snake was looking at the kid as lunch.

Indeed

9 minutes ago, hanbla said:

Correct, they're not poisonous, but they can bite quite hard and the bite can be infectious and should be looked after by a doctor. Not a nice experience for a baby boy.

They're not venomous but I would not want to eat one in order to judge if they are poisonous....😀

Two of our 5 dogs are Thai ridgebacks. They provide excellent security at all times, while also being very affectionate with those people they know.

11 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

who managed to safely capture the snake after a 20-minute effort

Seriously? 

11 minutes ago, chilli42 said:

Seriously? 

Most Thais are terrified of snakes, not surprising since they have many venomous ones in Thailand.   Had to remove/persuade a golden tree snake to leave the school cafeteria.  All the Thai staff/teachers were convinced it needed to be beaten to death, fortunately it was not killed & was able to safely escape to go hunt rodents.

49 minutes ago, chilli42 said:

Seriously? 

Maybe trying commenting on the topic and follow forum rules or similar posts will be removed. Suggest you read the rule quoted above.

 

 

On 7/16/2025 at 1:50 PM, WDSmart said:

I'm glad to hear the snake was captured and released back into the wild instead of being killed. 👍