webfact Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Phuket residents warned to be on lookout for huge king cobra Eakkapop Thongtub The king cobra that was caught on Saturday night (Mar 11) was five metres long and weighed more than 10 kilograms. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: -- Residents in the Saiyuan area in Rawai, in southern Phuket, have been warned to keep a sharp eye out for a large king cobra that fled a bamboo thicket on Saturday night (Mar 11). Locals raised the alarm when they noticed two large king cobras entwined with each other in a large growth of bamboo behind houses in Soi Namaoy. Rescue workers soon arrived and caught one of the cobras, measuring five metres long and weighing a hefty 10.6 kilograms, but were unable to find the other. “It took 10 rescue workers about two hours to safely catch that snake, but the other one got away,” one rescue worker said. Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-residents-warned-to-be-on-lookout-for-huge-king-cobra-61369.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-03-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Please keep it off the dinner table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 1 hour ago, elgordo38 said: Please keep it off the dinner table. To try to catch on at night in a bamboo thicket takes some balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenifer d Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 1 hour ago, sanukjim said: To try to catch on at night in a bamboo thicket takes some balls. indeed- when a 2-meter cobra announced itself in my kitchen (raring up and flaring its hood in case i wasn't sure) i yelled and fled my home, the snake slithering under my door and then under my back patio, which i had my worker demolish the next day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damaz6052 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 The snakes were mating I hope the female got away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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