Five metre king cobra caught in Kathu

PHOTOS: Pannakorn Pongpao/Kathu Rescue Foundation/Kusoldharm Rescue Foundation

A five metre king cobra has been caught at a worker’s house in Kathu.

Kusoldharm Rescue workers were notified of the king cobra discovered by a worker next to his house in the Kathu – Nakoh road in Kathu last night. Nokoh Road runs behind the Loch Palm Golf Course, between Kathu and Koh Kaew.

Rescue workers arrived to find the big king cobra in a bush next to the house. About 20 rescue workers were on site to catch the king cobra. It took about one hour to snare the reluctant reptile.

The king cobra was measured to be five metres long. It will be released to the forest in Khao Phra Thaeo Non-hunting Area in Thalang.

It is believed that there is at least one more king cobra in the area nearby.