webfact Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Five metre king cobra caught in Trang – VIDEO By The Thaiger PHOTOS/VIDEO: Trang DDPM (Kantang) / Rak Trang News / Maetee Mueangkaew A five metre king cobra has been caught in Trang, in southern Thailand, yesterday. 74 year old Amphon Srisombat, a resident at a house in Kantang district, Trang, called staff at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to explain that the king cobra was inside her house. A DDPM crew took a short time to catch the king cobra saying that it wasn’t ‘fierce’ and was easily caught. The king cobra weighed about 10 kilograms. The cobra will be released back to a forest away from suburban areas. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/south/five-metre-king-cobra-caught-in-trang-video -- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-04-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd8800 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 As the cat in the picture breaths a sigh of relief....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 28 minutes ago, jmd8800 said: As the cat in the picture breaths a sigh of relief....... Exactly.. otherwise it was about to become the snake's meal ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillHiccup Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 From the National Geographic article: "King cobras can reach 18 feet in length, making them the longest of all venomous snakes" ... thus making the 'Trang King Cobra' (almost) a world record breaker. "They emit a bone-chilling hiss that sounds almost like a growling dog" Good Grief!!! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/k/king-cobra/ The link contains a great National Geographic video - alas too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 5 hours ago, jmd8800 said: As the cat in the picture breaths a sigh of relief....... I could be wrong, in fact I usually am, but I once heard that King Cobras only eat other snakes ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said: I could be wrong, in fact I usually am, but I once heard that King Cobras only eat other snakes ???? I believe you are correct this time though, grab yourself a cookie ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropposurfer Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 52 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said: I could be wrong, in fact I usually am, but I once heard that King Cobras only eat other snakes ???? Umm ..., casll me stupid ..., lots of people do haha ... but I wouldn't want to test that theory ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrunner Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 The King Cobra will not eat you but if provoked it will strike and you better get to a good Hospital that has anti-venom as quick as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 hours ago, oldrunner said: The King Cobra will not eat you but if provoked it will strike and you better get to a good Hospital that has anti-venom as quick as you can. Sounds just like my missus............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pique Dard Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 i know snakes are a part of biodiversity, but i can't help it, as for me, a good snake is a dead snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Gunn Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 3 hours ago, phantomfiddler said: I could be wrong, in fact I usually am, but I once heard that King Cobras only eat other snakes ???? I too could be wrong but you might be confused with the King snake, a non-venomous snake, native to N. America, that predates on other snakes, mostly rattle-snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd8800 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 3 hours ago, phantomfiddler said: I could be wrong, in fact I usually am, but I once heard that King Cobras only eat other snakes ???? They mainly eat other snakes. They do eat other reptiles and mammals occasionally. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_cobra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 5 hours ago, phantomfiddler said: 11 hours ago, jmd8800 said: As the cat in the picture breaths a sigh of relief....... I could be wrong, in fact I usually am, but I once heard that King Cobras only eat other snakes ???? Cats don't know that. Sure hope the guy on the far right ate his Wheaties this morning... Yanks will get the reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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