About these Malaysian pythons...

[Super Joe]

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[STEVE G]

It looks like the backhoe is winning!

[Siani]

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Jeeeeez!! Hope they don't cross over the border to Thailand SJ I bet the 2 men...one in the cage were quietly saying their prayers! The Python must have thought his dinner had arrived [/color]

[STEVE G]

Apparently, just like pitbulls, they make good family pets:

[wpcoe]

I remember reading the story accompanying that picture on a web site: The guys with the backhoe disturbed TWO of these petite serpents -- the other one got away! And, IIRC, they they didn't know the snakes were there, and this one was killed by accident.

[MajorBloodnok]

Hello,

These primeval eating automatons give me the creeps. Stuff for nightmares.

I hope they don't have my address! Does anyone know where I can get a large-calibre pump-gun in Hua Hin?

By the way - 29 DAYS TO GO TILL MY RETIREMENT!

Regards,

Mike the Fritz aka Major Bloodnok

[hhfarang]

Hello,

These primeval eating automatons give me the creeps. Stuff for nightmares.

I hope they don't have my address! Does anyone know where I can get a large-calibre pump-gun in Hua Hin?

By the way - 29 DAYS TO GO TILL MY RETIREMENT!

Regards,

Mike the Fritz aka Major Bloodnok

You may be disappointed to learn that I saw one crossing the road near my home that was at least 4 meters long and as big around as my upper thigh (and I'm not a small person). This was a couple of months ago and it had me and motorcycle traffic stopped as it blocked the entire road as it slowly ambled across. It was a beautiful animal. You'd need at least a 9mm to stop one that size.

Better not to move to Thailand if you're afraid of snakes... (the crawling ones or the 2 legged ones)

[GLCQuantum]

... just to calm your nerves after the last post

Don't worry, it's not that bad for snakes here. In 8 years I have probably seen 2 (not including wee little grass snakes - they don't count) that wriggled away like the clappers when disturbed and I've lived right in the sticks for short spells.

Snakes don't bother me.

Centipedes on the other hand - that's another story! Hate those buggers. The big ones are just horrible looking things. Damn dangerous too.
Saw quite a few of medium to big sized ones while in Hua Hin and loads of little ones. Haven't seen a good sized one since I left.