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Man found dead after playing with cobra
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/07/2025
» A 28-year-old man from Chiang Rai was found dead in a hotel room in Khon Kaen early Thursday, with police suspecting he died from a cobra bite after playing with the snake.
Snakes on a plane from Thailand bound for India, again
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/06/2025
» Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.
Seven deadly snakes in Thailand and how to spot them
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/06/2025
» As snakes seek warm, dry shelter during the rainy season, chances of meeting one increase significantly. Knowing which species are venomous is important and might be life-saving information.
Boy bitten by cobra in bedroom
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/10/2024
» A highly venomous cobra made its way into a boy's bedroom and then bit him, at a housing estate in Maha Sarakham province.
Woman bitten by snake in cinema seeks more damages
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/09/2024
» A woman who was bitten by a snake in a movie theatre two months ago has turned down an offer of additional compensation from the cinema operator, which has already paid her hospital costs.
Woman rescued from 4-metre python attack
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/09/2024
» An exhausted woman was freed from the coils of a large snake that had been wrapped around her body for almost two hours, at her house in Samut Prakan on Tuesday night.
Snake bites man in toilet
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2024
» A Samut Prakan man making his morning visit to the toilet was surprised on Wednesday by a sudden, sharp pain in his testicles after he sat down.
Jellyfish warning for Songkhla beach
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/02/2024
» Authorities are warning tourists against swimming on Chala That Beach in Songkhla province following sightings of Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish.
Venomous ‘blue dragon’ found on Phuket beach
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/09/2023
» A blue dragon, a small but highly venomous type of sea slug, has been found on Karon beach in Phuket, according to pictures posted on the Monsoongarbage Thailand Facebook page.
Stingray caught in Mekong believed world’s largest freshwater fish
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/06/2022
» For 17 years, Zeb Hogan, a biologist, has been searching for the world’s largest freshwater fish. On June 13, his team found it — a giant freshwater stingray, or Urogymnus polylepis.