Reticulated python bites Chinese woman's nose at Phuket snake show

[Spock]

The incident is not really complete without a photo of the woman pointing at the snake with the police standing solemnly behind her. If this had to happen to anyone, a Chinese tourist is probably the most appropriate of victims.

[hobobo]

I can't wait to see a dumb Chinese trying to kiss one of the adult "temple" tigers!

[Old Croc]

I see they are about to open a new Monkey Show- Snake Show park in Yot Sane 2 (Big Buddha RD).

Forget about catering for the "quality tourist", they just build more of these animal parks and latex shopping malls for the market they now seem most interested in promoting on the island..

[SOTIRIOS]

....at 'the expert's' cue...

....one can only question and be cautious for oneself....

...'Yes, yes' or 'No,no'.....who is to say but 'another expert'......

...everyone 'knows better'....that is the problem....

[lemonjelly]

Being so close to a Chinese person's mouth , the snake thought it was on the menu and panicked

[JHolmesJr]

Absolutely loved her squealing like a pig when getting bit….the ugliest tourists on the planet….the chinese.

[Youaredoomed]

'Dumb tourist meets powerful, naturally, aggressive reptile' should be the headline.

The snake is a small Burmese Python and I can't see her getting the Alice Cooper gig now.....

Hope she gets better soon and learns her lesson that snakes aren't very kissable and even non ven species can hack out a nasty wallop....

[NoBrainer]

This picture is very odd. There is no pointing at the snake.

[Howitzer]

Being Thailand, I sure it wouldn't be much, a life is not much here so what is she going to get for a nose? Maybe her being Chinese and the Thai constantly kissing their ass might get more for a promotion?

They already mentioned the compensation amount in the 2nd post didn't they?

[cruisemonkey]

I hear the python was hungry half an hour later.

[Howitzer]

Absolutely loved her squealing like a pig when getting bit.the ugliest tourists on the planet.the chinese.

The one squealing or the loudest one wasn't she but the one who took the video.

[sanukjim]

And you've got 4 or 5 policemen seemingly interrogating the snake.

The Blame game is amazing here sometimes.

I wounder. since the police were seen to interview the snake that if the snake had any HISSStory of similar offences.

[JonnyF]

Why are they not pointing at the snake? Have they concluded its not at fault ... like the Turkish guy they arrested over a bag of tea?

Maybe from a connected family of civil serpents.

[malt25]

And you've got 4 or 5 policemen seemingly interrogating the snake.

The Blame game is amazing here sometimes.

I wounder. since the police were seen to interview the snake that if the snake had any HISSStory of similar offences.

Na, BIB were going to interrogate the snake but didn't bother as they realized all snakes speak with forked tongue.

[LeungKen]

Several off topic posts removed.

[callaway]

Miss Jin Jing? That cannot be true.

[rosst]

Ha ha, absolute gold, no sympathy for her or the company, hilarious stuff.

Ah, Thailand you've done it again, ha ha ha.

[metisdead]

Another post of a crude and inappropriate nature has been removed.

[HOOD Robin]

Idiots. Both the tourist and the snake handler. The handler clearly nods his head that it is ok to kiss a freegin snake. I hope the snake is ok and did not get squeezed too hard while pulling it away from the <deleted>.

both Aseans...........

Edited January 11, 2016 by HOOD Robin

[Dap]

Must have been a Burmese python. No Thai snake would do this.

This could easily be the best post of the year (so far)

[marquis22]

Hope the shake is ok

[misterphil]

She was more than likely trying to eat it. Those Chinkies will eat anything.

[khaowong1]

And you've got 4 or 5 policemen seemingly interrogating the snake.

The Blame game is amazing here sometimes.

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Dilemma for BIB.

It's a reenactment. But no one will volunteer to be the victim.

Must be a different snake, no ones pointing at it.

[captspectre]

Idiots. Both the tourist and the snake handler. The handler clearly nods his head that it is ok to kiss a freegin snake. I hope the snake is ok and did not get squeezed too hard while pulling it away from the <deleted>.

Exactly - who in their right mind would want to kiss a snake.

it's not just the chinese that want to swap spit with a snake! although they do wind up eating them! it is also the brits and the french that for some reason want to kiss a snake! could they be home sick? just asking!

[MaeJoMTB]

Ouch!

[NamKangMan]

Lucky she never lost an eye.

[snoop1130]

Snake show python that attacked tourist in Phuket ruled illegal
Kritsada Mueanhawong

PHUKET: -- The owner of a snake that bit a kissy Chinese tourist in Phuket was charged for the illegal possession of a protected species today.

Officials launched an in-depth inspection of Phuket Bio Technology Co Ltd in Chalong after the 2.5-meter-long python bit 29-year-old Jin Jing on the nose when she attempted to kiss it.

“We inspected the company’s documents and discovered that the owner of the snake, Pairoj Thiprod, 47, had recently purchased the reptile from a farm in Bangkok and had yet to register the protected species,” explained Songchai Thongboonyang of the Department of NationalParks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation’s Protected Area Regional Office 5 (PARO).

Full Story: http://www.phuketgaz...sion#ad-image-0

-- Phuket Gazette 2016-01-12

[grumpyoldman]

For all the snake knows (no pun intended) it was about to be bitten and reacted.

Not reading anywhere where the snake is being compensated............poor feller.....

[Gandtee]

A snake bit a tourists nose. Antidotes were administered, but unfortunately the snake died. I hope she recovers soon.