Thread: Giant Centipede Attack:

Cats will know to generally avoid such creatures, mine did anyway when I lived on the ground floor with huge communal gardens. I used to see several walking along on the paths, they give me the fucking creeps just the way they move....


Oh by the way, don't forget...

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

Free party on me -28/10

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand

Are you sure it was Chinese?...

He also had a centipede crawling up his leg

^No problem for a werewolf...fcking things are hard to kill...

old thread, but i'd hate to see innocent tokays persecuted.

Originally Posted by robuzo

I don't think he does, I think he means "duk-gaa," the Tokay gecko. Those things will go for you if they feel threatened. I saw one put a hurting on a meter-long tree snake.

tokays, generally though, aren't aggressive. if i've got to chase 'em away i'll use a stick but typically they drop tail (literally) and run. centipedes, not so much.

Originally Posted by robuzo

The OP isn't LT. The word for "centipede" in Thai isn't even close to "dokgar,

i think takhab (the word for centipede) is pretty damned close (dt sound rather than t sound at the beginning).

more like "mangpong."

that's the word for scorpion.

Just found one in the Garden, the 2nd this year. They're supposed to be rare, especially in urban Pattaya. I asked my Pit to deal with it. She did.

Originally Posted by Rainfall

Just found one in the Garden, the 2nd this year. They're supposed to be rare, especially in urban Pattaya. I asked my Pit to deal with it. She did.

If Pit means Dog, you want to be careful with that. Only takes one bite from these fucker to a dog, and unless you get your dog to the vets quickly, it's dead.

I have drowned a few in whisky bottles....puts hairs on your chest, drinking that stuff.

Sure do chuck out a lot of poison when they are drowning though....

Some places in Isaan cook them but I haven't tried yet.

I have never noticed the dogs killing them...and they have left remains of scorpions (trivial), non poisonous snakes and cobras for all to see...so I expect they are not not fond of the centipede. Blah Duk sting is reportedly worse than the centipedes...stopped my lab from swimming in the garden pond until he saw them fished out. Only time I have ever seen one of the farm lasses cry was a Blah Duk sting...

^What is a blah duk mate? Some form of fish I presume?

Originally Posted by Troy

I have never noticed the dogs killing them...and they have left remains of scorpions (trivial), non poisonous snakes and cobras for all to see...so I expect they are not not fond of the centipede.

Our larger farm dog (street dog with some bankaew genes) kills them but just anounces snakes to be killed by humans.

Originally Posted by khmen

^What is a blah duk mate? Some form of fish I presume?

Pla dug/k is the commonly farmed catfish.
I'm not sure about the stinging of Pla duk, but Pla sawai will let you visit the doctor or closest liquor wholesaler.

Bye,
Derk

I have fished Plah Duk out by hand; they don't sting but have some sharp spikes which can hurt a bit

Originally Posted by Rainfall

Just found one in the Garden, the 2nd this year. They're supposed to be rare, especially in urban Pattaya. I asked my Pit to deal with it. She did.

yes, good idea killing rare animals

why not catch it and release it somewhere else?

These fckers have been known to take on rats.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

I have fished Plah Duk out by hand; they don't sting but have some sharp spikes which can hurt a bit

I checked this again and it was definitely Plah Duk that caused my Lab to stay out the pond and made a few strong girls cry. Here is the wiki page to it:

Walking catfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This fish needs to be handled carefully when fishing it out due to its hidden embedded sting or thorn-like defensive mechanism hidden behind its fins

Not as dangerous as the centipede but still very painful if you do get stung by them.

Scorpion sting from the variety found in Isaan starts as a sharp intense pain that dies down after a few minutes to be replaced by a throbbing sensation for a few hours. Don't expect any sympathy from the locals...Plah Duk may get you sympathy but not for long....Get bitten by a centipede and expect sympathy along with a trip to the local hospital...

I got stuck by a catfish barb once. It does hurt. Much more painful than a bee sting. Hurts for about an hour or so if i remember correctly was a long time ago. Havent seen a centipede around here yet but a friend has