Fifteen of the highly venomous snakes have reportedly escaped from a flood-hit building outside of Bangkok.
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A bite from the green mamba can kill a human in 20 minutes. |
A couple of weeks ago we were worried about escaped crocodiles. Now flood-hit Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Bangkok, is dealing with another breed of deadly fugitives -- 15 green mambas.
Officials announced Wednesday that 15 highly venomous African snakes -- two adults and 13 young -- escaped from a flooded building in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district on Tuesday night.
The adults are reportedly two meters long, while the young ones measure one meter in length.
Despite the fact that the chances of encountering one of the deadly African snakes is rare, the news spread quickly online when first announced Wednesday afternoon and is being broadcast on all Thai TV news programs.
In a report in The Nation, Chisanu Tiyacharoensri, vice president of the Wild Animal Rescue Foundation of Thailand, said green mambas are yellowish-green and larger than Thailand's regular green snakes.
He said there's no anti-venom serum available in Thailand at present -- though it's reportedly on the way from South America -- and their venom can kill a human in 20 minutes.
If you happen to have the misfortune of spotting one these snakes, call the Zoo and Wildlife Veterinary Society of Thailand at 1362.
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