Picture courtesy of The Pattaya News

 

A three-meter-long python was found dead in Pattaya after swallowing a cat, alarming residents who quickly alerted local rescue teams. The incident took place on October 16 at Soi Na Kluea 14, where the snake was discovered in a ditch with a noticeably swollen midsection. When authorities arrived, they confirmed the snake had consumed a full-grown cat and captured it without resistance, but the python died shortly thereafter.

 

Local resident Atthasit Fuangcharoen, known as Thar, reported having seen the same python in the area for over a month. During this period, a significant number of pet cats went missing, raising suspicions about the snake’s involvement. Despite multiple attempts to capture it, the python had previously evaded emergency services.

 

Residents expressed concern over the growing issue of wildlife, such as pythons, encroaching on urban areas like Pattaya. Experts warned that these snakes pose risks to small pets and livestock, as urban development continues to invade their natural habitats.

 

Wildlife specialists noted that pythons in populated regions could become threats, often consuming prey larger than what they can handle. In this case, the python was immobilized after ingesting the cat and couldn’t return to safety, resulting in its death.

 

Key Takeaways

• A python in Pattaya died after eating a cat, causing local concern.
• Residents suspected the snake was behind the recent disappearance of pet cats.
• Experts highlight the dangers of wildlife encroachment in urban areas.

 

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A giant python is more or less ok if you keep your common sense distance. It's all those spitting cobras all around or the malaysian pit vipers that are lethal and that linger all over private residences. And when you tell the managment, despite the hefty rental charges in those pool-villa developpments, they just say "oh well this is Thailand"......

4 minutes ago, Jerzy Swirski said:

Agreed

We had one that took five men to lift into a pickup and get rid of it.

 

Weaklings. I have no trouble lifting my python all on my own.

Too much pussy.

Looks like a reticulated python so it was only a youngster.

Serves the basturd right. Leave the cats alone.

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Local resident Atthasit Fuangcharoen, known as Thar, reported having seen the same python in the area for over a month. During this period, a significant number of pet cats went missing, raising suspicions about the snake’s involvement. Despite multiple attempts to capture it, the python had previously evaded emergency services.

 

 

 

I wonder if that has ever managed to connect the dots?

1 hour ago, Peter Crow said:

Serves the basturd right. Leave the cats alone.

 

Right, should have scoffed a dog 😆

What did it die of - indigestion ?

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I love pythons.

We had one GIANT python near CMU, ....

 

The girls were not afraid of it.

 

They do not attack unless you try to grab it.

 

I still have many photos I took of the CMU python, one evening.

 

You want I should upload?

 

 

11 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Weaklings. I have no trouble lifting my python all on my own.

Well done. I relocated a green snake (or similar) just the other day..... it wrapped itself around my wrist and made a knot any yachtsman would have been pleased with. Bit of a struggle to get it off  for release, and I found it pretty strong. 

12 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Weaklings. I have no trouble lifting my python all on my own.

It must be quite small then.. 

8 hours ago, persimmon said:

What did it die of - indigestion ?

The way the Op writes it. It died because it could not get back to a safe place. Perhaps peotic justice took place and the other cats attacked it while it was immobilized. Or perhaps it died from the cat clawing it from inside. Who can say for sure? 

That size Python isn't killing a significant amount of cats in a month's time. Maybe one a week if it's lucky.

40 minutes ago, thesetat said:

It must be quite small then.. 

 

Smaller than you could possibly imagine.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Residents expressed concern over the growing issue of wildlife, such as pythons, encroaching on urban areas

 

And they're right, there are ways to combat this, keep your cats inside your room att nighttime , or  kill all the snakes you'll see.

9 hours ago, persimmon said:

What did it die of - indigestion ?

Fur balls?

5 minutes ago, watchcat said:

 

And they're right, there are ways to combat this, keep your cats inside your room att nighttime , or  kill all the snakes you'll see.

Even though there are definitely too many venomous snakes, especially in Thailand, they are necessary as they keep the rodent population in check. 

1 hour ago, thesetat said:

The way the Op writes it. It died because it could not get back to a safe place. Perhaps peotic justice took place and the other cats attacked it while it was immobilized. Or perhaps it died from the cat clawing it from inside. Who can say for sure? 

Most animals die in minutes after a snake swallows them. Pretty hard to move while inside. but some reptiles have fought their way out as they can hold their breath longer.

All pythons should go on an exclusively dog diet.

Certainly not the only snake in Pattaya. 😉

18 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Too much pussy.

I ate one once,bit off more than I could chew that was nearly the end for me too...

7 hours ago, thesetat said:

Or perhaps it died from the cat clawing it from inside. Who can say for sure? 

Pretty much everyone can say for sure that a suffocated cat is not going to be clawing at anything.

19 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Weaklings. I have no trouble lifting my python all on my own.

2 meters is heavier than 2 millimeters.   

9 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well done. I relocated a green snake (or similar) just the other day..... it wrapped itself around my wrist and made a knot any yachtsman would have been pleased with. Bit of a struggle to get it off  for release, and I found it pretty strong. 

There are green snakes in Thailand that are harmless (golden tree snake) and there are green snakes in Thailand that can kill you (vipers). Best to leave snakes be.

22 hours ago, Middle Aged Grouch said:

A giant python is more or less ok if you keep your common sense distance. It's all those spitting cobras all around or the malaysian pit vipers that are lethal and that linger all over private residences. And when you tell the managment, despite the hefty rental charges in those pool-villa developpments, they just say "oh well this is Thailand"......

now i know why the locals call my wife 'the python '

I have eaten a big pussy, never killed me 

3 hours ago, Trippy said:

2 meters is heavier than 2 millimeters.   

 

Exactly.

2 hours ago, Jack Hammer said:

I have eaten a big pussy, never killed me 

 

Did you vomit after ? The hairball must of been nasty.