Wild life in Samui

[Tchooptip]

I saw one yesterday using an overhead cable to cross the road opposite Macro. It reminded me of this

http://youtu.be/DsuVLsDyln4

incredible, I loved.

In front of my house I also saw one on the cables running full speed on a very long distance, very funny.

[Mole]

Outside my office last evening.

[Rooo]

Outside my office last evening.

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Take it fighting.

[Mole]

It doesn't have horns, so must be different spieces.

The security guard quickly took him away though... who knows what he's gonna do with it...

[PoorSucker]

It doesn't have horns, so must be different spieces.

The security guard quickly took him away though... who knows what he's gonna do with it...

Same species but female, could have come with some sugarcane from the mainland.

I have been on a competition in Chiang dao.

The female is put in compartment in the fighting pole so the males have something to fight about.

[Mole]

Dead snake just outside the hole with baby monitor lizard, which will probably finish it off during the night.

[samuijimmy]

^ hope the monitor lizard enjoys! Mole!

Just getting back to the red beetle problem and the coconut trees, it's been my observation doing a fair bit of driving around both KP and Samui, in the last few weeks, that the issue is not as bad as we thought it might be.

It seems to have affected very localized areas around both islands, but looking at most of the coconut trees, it not looking too bad !...

Amazing how little wild life on actually does not see even up in the hills!

Looking from atop Soi 5 today... not a monkey in sight!

[Mole]

Outside my apartment.

[PoorSucker]

Outside my apartment.

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Female.

[Tropicalevo]

Outside my apartment.

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Female.

She's a pretty little thing

[samuijimmy]

Outside my apartment.

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Female.

She's a pretty little thing

She'll love you long time....

[notmyself]

She'll love you long time....

I know you one day but I love you long time.

Not seen any golden orb spiders for a while, winter I guess?

[samuijimmy]

She'll love you long time....

I know you one day but I love you long time.

Not seen any golden orb spiders for a while, winter I guess?

oh .... don't tell everyone!

Lots of dragon flies buzzing around these last few days...I saw a couple of really interesting coloured ones today, but did not settle down long enough to get a shot!

Auguid has more patience for that sort of stuff than me!

[notmyself]

but did not settle down long enough to get a shot!

Auguid has more patience for that sort of stuff than me!

Don't go shooting the wildlife Jim!

[samuijimmy]

The wild life is in Lamai! .....

Notmyself and I were wandering around a part of Lamai, this afternoon.... and .... this is one of several, he says there are in the area (4 was it?)

for a monitor lizard he/ she was very calm, usually they scatter pretty fast....

Walking along this pathway to the beach... the one above was on left side, but they swim in the lagoon too... apparently!

I am not sure whether I should post the other "wild life" I saw....it's a bit like the Wild man of Borneo!

Edited January 17, 2014 by samuijimmy

[notmyself]

3 of them which I suppose is one male and two females?

I noticed that the autofocus button on Jim's camera is labelled 'lock onto target' and 'capture image' is labelled 'launch'.

[samuijimmy]

3 of them which I suppose is one male and two females?

I noticed that the autofocus button on Jim's camera is labelled 'lock onto target' and 'capture image' is labelled 'launch'.

be careful or I will launch you.... standing next to this sign!

This has to be the cheapest Thai massage on Samui! ...follow the red tiled bridge!

amazing no spelling mistakes in English! I assume the Thai is correct.... ?

[Mole]

OT reply to OT post.

That pic may sort of be a candidate in that "funny signs" thread. But in an opposite way.

The Thai is just phonetic rendering of the English.

In other words, if a Thai wasn't able to read that English, he wouldn't probably understand whatever is written in Thai either, because it says phonetically exactly what's written in English.

Herbal Massage = [hoeboe massach]

In fact, if the English wasn't there, I'd have great difficulty deciphering <deleted> the Thai means.

Edited January 18, 2014 by Mole

[BigC]

There is loads of wild life but the main wildlife is in thailands national parks

Khao Yai in korat

There are some in the south where there are even tigers

Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app

[Mole]

There are some in the south where there are even tigers Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app

This ThaiVisa app must be something! Can it send lions also?

[AngThong]

There are some in the south where there are even tigers Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app

This ThaiVisa app must be something! Can it send lions also?

I'd love me a sun bear next time anyone is sending one somewhere.

[MantisMan]

I was walking up my street back to the pad late last night and heard some rumbling noises from some bushes on the side of the road.

Suddenly, the strange creature darted out in front of me.

Now sure what it is. Could someone kindly identify it for me?

I would suggest clicking it for it's full size for better judgement..................

Edited January 25, 2014 by MantisMan

[Jose]

Suddenly, the strange creature darted out in front of me.

Now sure what it is. Could someone kindly identify it for me?

Samui expat incola, genus ebrius stultus.

Nocturnal creature. Evolved with opposable thumbs in order to grasp cylindrical objects filled with amber liquid. Mating season all year around.

[Virt]

Some of the not so deadly wildlife i encountered during my stays on Samui

Caught on a fishing trip with Mr Tu, but thais on boat, said "NO TOUCH".

No idea what it is, but it didn't look like something we wanted to touch anyway.

Also caught on fishing trip.

Seems like Thais do not eat these eels, because they threw them out again when we caught them, but here they are sold for about 1500 Bath a kilo.

Not sure if it's the same type of eel we eat here in europe.

Large ass grasshopper at McDonalds Chaweng.

Quite big spider out at Ang Thong.

Cute lizard out at ang Thong.

Frog at Op Bungalow Chaweng.

[Mole]

Looks more like a hagfish than an eel to me...

[Virt]

Looks more like a hagfish than an eel to me...

You might be right.

Just thought it looked like an Eel,but after searching on hagfish i can see it looks like one.

So maybe that's why they don't eat it

[samuijimmy]

Not sure if this is native ... but saw on Koh Phangan, yesterday... looks like an Otter... ?

[PoorSucker]

Not sure if this is native ... but saw on Koh Phangan, yesterday... looks like an Otter... ?

Smooth-Coated Otter

[evadgib]

I was walking up my street back to the pad late last night and heard some rumbling noises from some bushes on the side of the road.

Suddenly, the strange creature darted out in front of me.

Now sure what it is. Could someone kindly identify it for me?

I would suggest clicking it for it's full size for better judgement..................

Try a little more light...

[samuijimmy]

Not sure if this is native ... but saw on Koh Phangan, yesterday... looks like an Otter... ?

Smooth-Coated Otter

He sure was a nervous fellow... he kept running back and forth... but seeing me,... I am hardly surprised!

This one on KP too.... I think he is a bit stoned...The very rare Deerus Cementus