lazarus Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Seen while bicycling. A King Cobra near Chong Pli, Krabi Province. I’m happy and humbled to see such a majestic snake. Thai Biodiversity Survey & Species ID https://www.facebook.com/groups/233562137323925/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lazarus Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Gotta like the flip flops... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 2 hours ago, lazarus said: Gotta like the flip flops... Standard work "boots" in some parts of rural Australia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Phuket Provincial Fisheries led a team of provincial fisheries officials on Friday to examine a dead oarfish at the Phuket Fish Bridge Organisation in Ratsada Subdistrict, Mueang District. The 2.85-metre and 8.6-kg fish carcass was recovered from a fishing boat after it was discovered captured in a pair of trawlers in a western location outside Phuket Province's coastline area, some 15 nautical miles from shore, at noon on February 15. Officials sent it to the National Science Museum for research since oarfish are a deep-sea fish that is difficult to spot and was recently discovered near Phuket. https://www.facebook.com/KhaosodEnglish 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 Zebra Spitting Cobra, Windhoek, Namibia https://www.facebook.com/groups/2351763591/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Eastern Forest Cobra St Lucia, South Africa https://www.tyroneping.co.za/snakes-southern-africa/naja-subfulva-eastern-forest-cobra/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Gigantic new snake species discovered in Amazon rainforest https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/23/americas/worlds-biggest-snake-amazon-intl-scli-scn/index.html ... “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible – one female anaconda we encountered measured an astounding 6.3 metres (20.7 feet) long,” Fry said of the team’s discovery, which was made while filming for National Geographic’s upcoming series “Pole to Pole with Will Smith.” The team also said they had heard anecdotal evidence that snakes of 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) and 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) had been sighted in the area. Green anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes, according to the UK’s Natural History Museum, which noted that the heaviest individual ever recorded weighed 227 kilograms (500 pounds). It measured 8.43 meters long (27.7 feet) and 1.11 meters (3.6 feet) wide. While another species, the reticulated python, tends to be longer – often reaching more than 6.25 meters (20.5 feet) in length – it is lighter... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glasseye Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 5 hours ago, lazarus said: I'm going to sleep great now. Thanks for that Laz....cnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Something different. You can now enjoy close up views of snakes with your coffee. Sure to be a crowd pleaser. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555004320253 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, forcebwithu said: Something different. You can now enjoy close up views of snakes with your coffee. Sure to be a crowd pleaser. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555004320253 Hard place to find though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, fygjam said: Hard place to find though. Agree. They had a map link in one of their FB posts. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maytara+Hotel+%26+Spa/@12.9315396,100.8823647,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!3m8!1s0x3102960f056cc75b:0xeef1e16f9433f9a7!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d12.9315396!4d100.8823647!16s%2Fg%2F1hf04q3xb?entry=ttu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lazarus Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 On 2/25/2024 at 1:05 AM, Glasseye said: I'm going to sleep great now. Thanks for that Laz... Sorry 'bout dat... Best to scroll past this one. 😁 . . . Invasive Jorō spider is surprisingly tolerant of busy urban settings, according to new study https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/25/americas/joro-spider-invasive-species-tolerant-study-scn/index.html As the Jorō spider continues to spread across the southeastern United States, its spindly homes can be spotted almost anywhere — even on power lines and stoplights hovering over busy roads. Typical spiders — and most creatures — tend to find the noise and wind disturbance from nearby busy roads to be too stressful, but the Jorō spider doesn’t seem to mind much, according to a new study published in Arthropoda on February 13. This research could explain why the spiders are regularly spotted in urban areas that native spiders don’t inhabit and suggests the creatures are well-suited to thrive and spread in similar locations throughout the United States... . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Here kitty kitty kitty... . . . 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Snakes of Southern Africa - https://www.facebook.com/groups/96621376042/ Question to the EXPERTS: "Why do Mozambique Spitting Cobras often and senselessly bite people in their bed whilst sleeping? It's a common habit...but why??" One answer: "Appears to be a feeding response. They are on the hunt at night, slip under a door and can smell a mammal. They end up on beds, find exposed skin that's warm and bite down. Mozambique Spitting Cobras will eat almost anything they can find from frogs and lizards to baby birds, rodents and other snakes. There are multiple records of them scavenging roadkill and other dead animals." . . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fygjam Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/27/2024 at 10:51 PM, lazarus said: Here kitty kitty kitty... . . . The question still remains. Why was the panther on its way to Phanoen Thung? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 "Beautiful Black Mamba on a farm just outside Tongaat. Looked to be around 2.5m in length. Smiling through the window to our lounge." source: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10159543171446106&set=gm.10161050277316043&idorvanity=96621376042 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 @Glasseye - better watch where you sit... 😁 Snakes of Chiang Mai Just found this snake around house ! . . . Guo’s green pit viper https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/trimeresurus-guoi 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) 3 minutes ago, lazarus said: @Glasseye - better watch where you sit... 😁 Snakes of Chiang Mai Just found this snake around house ! . . . Guo’s green pit viper https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/trimeresurus-guoi Beauty of a snake. I will be dodging jellyfish in a few days. Edited March 6 by Glasseye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Snakes of Phuket Naja kaouthia Monocled cobra . . . https://www.facebook.com/groups/124703794775304 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Is that you @Glasseye..? . . . Cobra breeding season is here and alot of cobras is on the move. If you have a cobra in your garden and want it removed you can give me a call. I'll try my best to go catch it if there's time (also working monday to friday). https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=7664405590258352&set=gm.3677866139122269&idorvanity=1749132628662306 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper63 Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 2/14/2024 at 3:19 PM, forcebwithu said: This could have so easily gone wrong. He is a very lucky man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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