4-year-old Russian Boy badly bitten by Monkey on Pattaya Island

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4-year-old Russian Boy badly bitten by Monkey on Pattaya Island



PATTAYA: -- Medics transported a 4-year-old Russian Boy from Larn Island to a Hospital in Pattaya on Tuesday Morning after he sustained a serious monkey bite to his leg.

The incident occurred at Nuan Beach on Larn Island, which is famous for its monkey population. The young boy was with his family at the time and was feeding the monkeys when a dominant male monkey, thought to be a pack leader, arrived and attempted to steal food from other monkeys.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/220383/4-year-old-russian-boy-badly-bitten-by-monkey-on-pattaya-island/


-- Pattaya One 2016-01-05

[fakename]

Yes, take the monkey to a temple, where he will bite more people.

[Renrut]

Yes, take the monkey to a temple, where he will bite more people.

What makes you think that it would be relocated to a temple?

[Colabamumbai]

That is what you get for monkeying around.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

send him to an inactive post with all the other out of control monkeys.

[NextStationBangkok]

This is sad.... I hope the boy recovers, and authorities should consider relocating them to another Island.

[giddyup]

Evil little bastards (the monkeys). Let 'em fend for themselves, stop feeding them and maybe people won't get bitten.

[tigermonkey]

Do they need to go through the rabies protocol, or is rabies unheard of in Thailand ?

[weegee]

Hell....even the monkeys are unhappy too.

[SOTIRIOS]

...actually potentially very dangerous....and very strong....

[MrTee]

Clearly not a Thai Monkey..

The big question is will they send him to the monkey house?

[MrTee]

This is sad.... I hope the boy recovers, and authorities should consider relocating them to another Island.

I think Russians should be able to enjoy any island they like just like the rest of us.

[lonewolf99]

Monkeys belong where they are. Not humans

Never feed wild monkeys.

Monkeys are dangerous. Stay away from them. They are not cute and cuddly.

Yes, rabies is a concern. There are still only a handfull of countries that are Rabies free and Thailand is not one of them.

The problem is that it is very hard to determine if an animal has rabies in its early stages.

I have had to get rabies shots twice in my life. 1st time as a kid after I had been playing with a puppy owned by a friend of my parents. The dog got sick a few days later.

My parents, my sister and I had to get the shots. 2nd time was here in Thailand after I was bitten by a cat and it sank its teeth in.

I got 4 shots over a period of a month and I carry a card that states I need a last boster if I get bitten again. It does not even have to be a bite. Getting licked on a scratch you might have is enough.

Rabies is a terrible way to die. Look it up on the internet.

I hope the kid gets better but I have no sympathy for people who get bitten by wild animals. Be it mammal or reptile.

They are not for dicking around with.

[lemonjelly]

Can't stand those bloody macaques, they need Population

Management

[Kabula]

Never feed wild animals! Feeding them does more harm than good.

[BKResort]

Monkeys belong where they are. Not humans

Never feed wild monkeys.

Monkeys are dangerous. Stay away from them. They are not cute and cuddly.

Yes, rabies is a concern. There are still only a handfull of countries that are Rabies free and Thailand is not one of them.

The problem is that it is very hard to determine if an animal has rabies in its early stages.

I have had to get rabies shots twice in my life. 1st time as a kid after I had been playing with a puppy owned by a friend of my parents. The dog got sick a few days later.

My parents, my sister and I had to get the shots. 2nd time was here in Thailand after I was bitten by a cat and it sank its teeth in.

I got 4 shots over a period of a month and I carry a card that states I need a last boster if I get bitten again. It does not even have to be a bite. Getting licked on a scratch you might have is enough.

Rabies is a terrible way to die. Look it up on the internet.

I hope the kid gets better but I have no sympathy for people who get bitten by wild animals. Be it mammal or reptile.

They are not for dicking around with.

Thailand is #3 on the list of world countries with rabies infections. Many tour companies advice their clients in take 2 preventive shots before arriving in Thailand. Any small bite from a soi dog requires the vaccination program...long and expensive. Any wild animal attacking without a reason may have the infection. Monkeys, rats, squirrels, etc.

Edited January 5, 2016 by BKResort

[botfly]

I had a fruit bat fly in my hair years ago, flying fox. Scratched me to bits neck wise had stitches. Monkeys, yeah stay away. I had many jumping out of my rubbish bin in Brunei. Whacked them with the spade.

[sugarcane24]

Evil little bastards (the monkeys). Let 'em fend for themselves, stop feeding them and maybe people won't get bitten.

I agree. Monkeys in temple grounds and other places where they are fed look unhealthy and are often ill-behaved. By contrast, forest monkeys like e.g. in Khao Yai National Park where there are signs telling visitors not to feed them look very healthy and are very well-behaved.

[ThaiWai]

Classic

[Dustdevil]

Sounds like naive parents who think monkeys are sweet and cute. I avoid monkeys. At best i could expect them to fling their poo at me. And I'm not even ugly.

[tuanku]

The problem is not the monkey but the ignorance of the people feeding them. The monkeys were behaving as monkeys behave, competing for food and establishing/maintaining their hierarchy.

The 4 year old cannot be expected to know this but the parents possibly should.

[dhream]

More about that dangerous primate Here:

https://www.google.co.th/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/03/11/clarkson-to-be-released-back-into-the-wild-2/&ved=0ahUKEwjO88T5mpPKAhXMc44KHWDYBH0QFggYMAA&usg=AFQjCNFq29msNS7wrb18jLRgIPE-9iccTA&sig2=X6CLRazMsjY0CyDJpZ0sAw

[chicowoodduck]

Just a lucky little boy....the could have bitten his little banana! ?

[kwak250]

I am sure that is a Burmese monkey as a thai monkey would not bite a tourist.

Hate monkeys after reading to much Dean koontz novels little beady eyed bstds

[Rimmer]

Troll post removed

[hugh2121]

According to radio news, witnesses have stated that the boy was trying to hit the monkey with a stick prior to the attack.