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hillbilly

What is it? I think cobra and some people say it is the moniter lizards.

I don't really know. But, I know that i don't want to get bit by any of them.

slimboyfat

are monitor lizards dangerous?

i didnt know that.

there are quite a few around where i live, but i didnt hear they were harmful.

are there different types, some dangerous some not?

NickA

^They are big though, wouldn't like to find one in my bed

dirtydog

Not as big as crocodiles though, I dont think monitor lizards are dangerous, but a croc is like a rottie but a lot more powerful and viscious

stroller

I think there are a few varieties of poisonous snakes about, where is Curious George when you need him?

MeMock

Mrs Squirrel without a doubt.

Little Chuchok

I read that the most dangerous snake in SEA was the Russels Viper.Mainly 'cause it hangs around rice paddies etc.

Milo2

I had a student once who was bitten by a small green snake when out tramping in Phrachuap Kiri Karn. She was heading down a steep track with a group of friends when she leant against a tree for support. She failed to notice until too late a green snake which, disturbed or frightened, bit her. The poison was sucked out by a friend. She made it out of the bush and was driven to the nearest hospital where she was kept under observation. She survived, though the friend was softly reprimanded by doctors for putting her own life at risk. Later, they heard that another tramper in another party had been bitten by the same kind of snake on the same weekend and had died. I can't remember what its name was, only that it was small and green.

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Milo2

I had another student who kept a poisonous snake as a pet. Once, when he was feeding it, he was bitten. He quickly cut a slash between the puncture marks with a pocket knife and squeezed the venom out.

BambinA

well ..Water Monitor is not a dangerous animal

but in thai we call it " HEAR" and its also a vulgar swear word hence..when people say "water monitor is more dangerous , it must be PUN"

IMO.. people here fear cobra ...

i try to compare cobra vs crocodile

- we have more chance to find Cobra than crocodile

RandomChances

Spot on Bambi I would have to go about 60 km to find a croc but there's a cobra living just outside my window, about 2-3 meters away. It's under a pile of old wood I have to move

dirtydog

Cobras dont worry me, I caught one once and chucked it in the back of my truck, got home and threw it at the neighbours dog, trouble is they were both too scared and run away from each other, it's probably living in my garden now

Little Chuchok

^strewth! Were you sober?

stroller

Ah, the "tua hia", also politely called "tua gneun tua tong".

dirtydog

yeah of course, sober as I normaly am at 10pm anyway, scooped it up on a stick and threw it close to me truck, and then scooped it up again and threw it in the back, I caught it in my mates garden, the idea was just to take it to my place and park outside and let it decide what it wanted to do, then I saw my neighbours nasty evil dog so I had a great idea, unfortuneately snakes while flying thru the air dont think of biting what they land on, so my well layed plan didn't work

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bkkmadness

Are there wild crocs near you RC? I've never seen any in Thailand, would love to though.

BambinA

RC is in Nakhon Sawan(Tak Fah??) .. and where he meant ,It was Bung Boraphet

bkkmadness

There wild crocs there Bambina?

BambinA

I wish i could meet wild crocs :P

always stick on working .. i 'd go out sometime

RandomChances

Yep Bambina is right. Bung Boraphet is still supposed to have wild crocs and yep bambina you got my village right as well