Snake Show:

Dancing King cobras, the most poisonous snakes in Thailand.

You kind of have to go to a snake show when it's right down the road from where you are staying and you pass it all the time going back and forth. For 200 baht (about $6.) I decided to give it a try.

The snakes are quite beautiful, as I figured they would be. Thailand has many species of poisonous snakes and it also has a variety of pythons. At my resort (which has lovely grounds but has probably seen better days) there's a sign telling guests to please not walk in the tall grass due to snakes.

The King cobra is probably the most feared snake in Thailand. "Snake charmers" showed how they are "milked" for their venom.

The English at the program was scanty so I didn't learn as much as I would have liked to learn about King cobras--except that they don't eat but maybe once a week. Or maybe that's the pythons.

In the back of the compound is an enclosure full of rabbits. I didn't need a translator to guess what they were for.

Snake charmer provoking cobras to get a reaction.



Showing off King cobra.



Expelling venom into a glass.


Displaying fangs.


Huge python checking things out.


I couldn't say no, now could I? (If I can do tigers, I can do snakes.)

It felt smooth, warm and heavy.

He didn't just stick this snake in his mouth, he "caught" it between his teeth as it slithered around.

Pretty little snake on a picnic basket. Not sure if you want to invite it to your next picnic though.