Changian Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 This was caught a couple of weeks ago on Koh Chang. But until now i didn't have a photo of it. The skin was bought by a bar on White Sand beach. The meat was bought by a resort in Klong Prao for a staff party. Lucky staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloghead Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 WOW! Good find, Changian. What bar has the skin? Where did they catch it (klong ?). I thought all the big guys had retreated FAR inland. About 12 years ago Jurgen (RIP--Plaloma Resort) had a 6.5 meter skin. That was the biggest I'd seen until now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changian Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 A mahout from Baan Chang Thai elephant camp noticed it eating a dog when he was out on his elephant. So he went back to the camp, got a gun and shot it. The skin was bought by Sabay Bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Thats almost criminal killing a magnificent creature like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I agree, but in Thailand I always see these animals finish killed (an most of times eaten too). Not so much ambientalist culture here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 What a mighty animal. Reminds me of the movie "Anaconda". It must be the dog in the middle of the snakes body. And it looks like that snake can swallow a smaller human being as well. So what would be the best thing to do if a large Python attacks? Maybe trying to keep the arms and hands free and trying to press the fingers as hard as possible into the snakes eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mai Krap Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Ko Chang has some of the very last large snakes in Thailand. It is a outrage to kill such a creature as this but what does anyone expect? There is no conservation at all in Thailand. The only guy in the Government down in Ko Chang that ever tried to do anything was promptly blacklisted and ran off the island. So much for the National Park status, the only thing protected there is the transportation mafia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richb2004v2 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 This was caught a couple of weeks ago on Koh Chang. But until now i didn't have a photo of it. The skin was bought by a bar on White Sand beach. The meat was bought by a resort in Klong Prao for a staff party. Lucky staff. I find that picture to be absolutely repulsive! Someone may be able to try to justify the killing of this fantastic animal but I will take some convincing. Just another example of Thai Buddhism in action I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 It could haver been a Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus), which is the largest subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 largest snakes in the world, native to rainforest areas of Southeast Asia. They are often found near water and are sometimes semi-aquatic, but can also be found in trees. The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes, on average growing up to 5.5 metres (18 ft) and weighing up to 71 kilograms (160 lb). It continues to grow throughout life and the great length is due to the presence of a large number of vertebrae. Females are typically larger than males. A Burmese Python at Serpent Safari Park in Gurnee, Illinois, USA was billed as the heaviest living snake in captivity. In 2005, it weighed 183 kilograms (403 lb) at a length of 8.2 metres (27 ft). The snake was named Baby.[1] ...says Wiki. That means, that this animal was exceptional big. Wonder how old it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 It could haver been a Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus), which is the largest subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 largest snakes in the world, native to rainforest areas of Southeast Asia. They are often found near water and are sometimes semi-aquatic, but can also be found in trees.The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes, on average growing up to 5.5 metres (18 ft) and weighing up to 71 kilograms (160 lb). It continues to grow throughout life and the great length is due to the presence of a large number of vertebrae. Females are typically larger than males. A Burmese Python at Serpent Safari Park in Gurnee, Illinois, USA was billed as the heaviest living snake in captivity. In 2005, it weighed 183 kilograms (403 lb) at a length of 8.2 metres (27 ft). The snake was named Baby.[1] ...says Wiki. That means, that this animal was exceptional big. Wonder how old it was. I heard this one was 152 Kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mai Krap Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 These guys who killed this are mindless idiots. That snake was not a danger to anyone where it was and should have been left alone. I'm really surprised to see Ian has posted this here as if it were something to be proud of. Its no surprise at all to see that Sabay Bar played a roll by purchasing the hide so they can show it off to drunken idiots at their bar. Its not a surprise to hear of a resort paying for the meat and encouraging this kind of thing as it has gone on for years. Its normal for the animals on Ko Chang to get killed and served up for dinner even though it is 100% illegal to do such a thing. Many would have loved to seen the pictures of this wild snake alive, they would have lasted much longer than dinner and whiskey for mindless idiots. The more I think about it the more it pisses me off this snake was shot and killed for nothing, WHAT A FFFFING WASTE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 This was caught a couple of weeks ago on Koh Chang. But until now i didn't have a photo of it. The skin was bought by a bar on White Sand beach. The meat was bought by a resort in Klong Prao for a staff party. Lucky staff. I find that picture to be absolutely repulsive! Someone may be able to try to justify the killing of this fantastic animal but I will take some convincing. Just another example of Thai Buddhism in action I guess. These guys who killed this are mindless idiots. That snake was not a danger to anyone where it was and should have been left alone. I'm really surprised to see Ian has posted this here as if it were something to be proud of. Its no surprise at all to see that Sabay Bar played a roll by purchasing the hide so they can show it off to drunken idiots at their bar. Its not a surprise to hear of a resort paying for the meat and encouraging this kind of thing as it has gone on for years. Its normal for the animals on Ko Chang to get killed and served up for dinner even though it is 100% illegal to do such a thing. Many would have loved to seen the pictures of this wild snake alive, they would have lasted much longer than dinner and whiskey for mindless idiots. The more I think about it the more it pisses me off this snake was shot and killed for nothing, WHAT A FFFFING WASTE! Thankyou very much, both you gentlemen said exactly what I was thinking. Pity it didnt take a couple of these mindless scum bags out. Human beings are disgusting creatures, killing for the sake of killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbvicar Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Hey! Lighten up! Times are tough here on the rock! The locals are broke and hungry...Give 'em a break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richb2004v2 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Hey! Lighten up! Times are tough here on the rock!The locals are broke and hungry...Give 'em a break At the end of the day I guess that's what it boils down to. It's a mix of ignorance, greed, hunger, stupidity, laziness, destitution and convenience. The Thais excel in all of these things which is why there are few tigers, crocodiles or anything else in the wild slow enough to be caught, gutted, eaten or sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauder66 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 A mahout from Baan Chang Thai elephant camp noticed it eating a dog when he was out on his elephant. So he went back to the camp, got a gun and shot it. The skin was bought by Sabay Bar. I was not a mahout from banchang Thai that killed the snake it was a mahout from another elephant camp I was shot 350 meter from the main road The snake had a 17 kg dog inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Even though the snake is probably "only" around the 5-meter mark, it is a real shame that it ended up dead anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve73 Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Well I've got a 5m+ python and an only slightly smaller cobra sniffin' around my land, eyeing up my chickens and kittens. They'll go the same way as the one on KC if they manage to get my pets...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackayae Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I guess it was either Mowgli or Kaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswatson Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I agree killing something like this seems wrong, but then again the dog found inside it was bigger than my child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlocke Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 If you kill all the snakes you see - then you'll find you get a lot more vermin. If you put food out for them - pets - , they'll come closer to your house - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopburi99 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 What if it had been twice as long and twice as heavy, and was clearly the largest snake on the planet? Wouldn't matter. The stupid morons would have killed it nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaby Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 OH MY GODDD!!! i know it's terrible to kill it but sweet jeebus!! if i'd come across that on my daily stroll I'd die instantly of heart failure... looks like my daily stroll is now going to have to be a daily stroll with a tranquilizer dart gun! ... evidently the biggest snakes i've been confronted with in ko chang have only been babies ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggomaniac Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Lots of dog haters on this Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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