Monks and helpers try to stretch out the long serpent in order to
measure it.
Theerarak
Suthathiwong
Monks at the Buddha Nimit Temple in Sriracha
discovered that a five-meter-long python is behind the recent
disappearances of several farm and domestic animals.
Monks and residents in the Surasak neighborhood
caught the white-tailed python Nov. 19 as it was devouring a big dog on
temple property. The animal died before it could be rescued.
Permanent Secretary Rangsan Attasaro said several
dogs, cats and chickens had recently gone missing at the temple. He
assumed locals had taken the animals, but found the true culprit when he
heard - too late - the temple’s dog barking for help.
The monks caged the snake and planned to call the
Khao Kheow Open Zoo for assistance.
