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A 39-year-old man in Samut Prakan died after being bitten by a cobra, moments after making an emotional phone call to his grandmother to tell her he loved her. The victim, who lived alone in Bang Sao Thong district, was found lifeless inside his upstairs office with a bite wound on his left wrist. Rescue teams later discovered a cobra, nearly one metre long, inside the home.

 

Police Lieutenant Colonel Thanakorn Rattanawilai, an investigator with Bang Sao Thong Police Station, arrived at the scene on the morning of 23 October along with a forensic doctor from Ramathibodi Chakri Naruebodindra Hospital and Por Teck Tung rescue volunteers. Initial examinations confirmed two fang marks consistent with a cobra bite, with the man believed to have died at least two hours before discovery. His body was sent for a full autopsy to confirm the cause of death.

 

Inside the property in Si Sa Chorakhe Yai Subdistrict, authorities coordinated with experienced snake handlers to safely capture the cobra. The snake, described as highly venomous, was later secured in a zip-lock containment bag before being handed over to the Bang Chalong Subdistrict Fire Department. It will be sent to the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, which produces anti-venom serums, before eventual release back into the wild.

 

The victim’s grandmother, Mrs. Lek, aged 74, recounted the heartbreaking phone call she received at 06:40. Her grandson asked, “Grandma, do you love me?” before telling her he had been bitten by a cobra and asking her to “take care of everything” if anything happened to him. His speech then became slurred and faded until the line went silent.

 

Alarmed, she immediately called another relative to check on him, but when family members arrived, he had already stopped breathing. They attempted CPR and called rescue services, medics confirmed he had died before they arrived. Family members believe he may have encountered the cobra inside the house and tried to catch it himself, resulting in a fatal bite.

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• A 39-year-old man in Samut Prakan died after being bitten by a cobra at home.

• He called his grandmother moments before his death, saying he had been bitten.

• The captured cobra was handed over for anti-venom use before being released back into the wild.

 

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  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-10-24

 

 

 

 

 

Really sad, and one of the dangers of living here, as snake bites happen thousands of times here. Too bad he didn't get help immediately, as a cobra bite kills pretty fast.

9 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Really sad, and one of the dangers of living here, as snake bites happen thousands of times here. Too bad he didn't get help immediately, as a cobra bite kills pretty fast.

 

Yes, really sad, but apparently just another fun day at the office for these two and the person kneeling out of sight who cracked the joke

 

 

 

 

 

30 minutes ago, Enoon said:

 

Yes, really sad, but apparently just another fun day at the office for these two and the person kneeling out of sight who cracked the joke

 

 

 

 

 

What a sad response. Emergency responders the world over deal with death and destruction on a daily basis, yet you are making assumptions based on a picture capturing one moment in time.

 

Maybe instead of being the key board hero you should volunteer and help out. Would be interesting to see how you would cope, with the daily death and injuries, the emergency responders, mostly volunteers in Thailand, have to deal with.

11 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

What a sad response. Emergency responders the world over deal with death and destruction on a daily basis, yet you are making assumptions based on a picture capturing one moment in time.

 

Maybe instead of being the key board hero you should volunteer and help out. Would be interesting to see how you would cope, with the daily death and injuries, the emergency responders, mostly volunteers in Thailand, have to deal with.

Spot on, what a perfect response to a terribly sad and pathetic reply.

Absolute heroes volunteering and one sad keyboard warrior criticising.

20 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Really sad, and one of the dangers of living here, as snake bites happen thousands of times here. Too bad he didn't get help immediately, as a cobra bite kills pretty fast.

Never live in OZ then

22 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

she immediately called another relative to check on him, but when family members arrived, he had already stopped breathing. They attempted CPR and called rescue services,

 

Did the man himself ever call for an ambulance?  Rescue arrived 2 hours after his death.

 

Recall in 2017 reading about a boy from Indonesia who took his pet cobra out to wash and take photos, got bitten.  The boy uploaded photos of the bite on Facebook instead of calling emergency services.

One of my former neighbor in surin get bit by a cobra.He survived but his arm looked terrible after.He got antivenum fast but almost lost his arm.One day our dogs start barking in my backyard and i went to see why.A big king Cobra was there.I called for my exwife brother and he came to look.He took a stick and killed the snake.When he checked more he found another snake and about 30 cobra eggs.He killed the other snake and put diesel on the eggs and put it on fire.That evening we ate snake for dinner.

On 10/25/2025 at 11:17 AM, norsurin said:

One of my former neighbor in surin get bit by a cobra.He survived but his arm looked terrible after.He got antivenum fast but almost lost his arm.One day our dogs start barking in my backyard and i went to see why.A big king Cobra was there.I called for my exwife brother and he came to look.He took a stick and killed the snake.When he checked more he found another snake and about 30 cobra eggs.He killed the other snake and put diesel on the eggs and put it on fire.That evening we ate snake for dinner.

Baller response!