Saturday, March 19, 2011

And now for the herpetological section of our program...

The Red Cross in Bangkok runs the world's second oldest snake farm. There, they raise and study all sorts of snakes, and extract venom to produce anti-venom for treatment for snake bites. They also put on a pretty good show for the public, which is a lot less sensational and tourist trappy than others I've seen. Watching the show, we learned that...

Me, X, and snake, Bangkok
Pythons are big!

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...as are King Cobras.

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Cobras are bitey-er, though.

Thailand has a lot of other snakes, too. They come in a wide range of sizes, colors, and toxicities.

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