Snake at Bangkok airport, python bites in Phuket
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Bangkok鈥檚 main international airport has issued an apology after a snake was found on a luggage cart in the arrival hall and startled passengers.
Suvarnabhumi International Airport, built on land previously known as 鈥淐obra Swamp,鈥 said it would like to 鈥渁pologize for the incident that frightened passengers鈥 on Sunday.
Passengers spotted the snake coiled around the base of the trolley after a female traveler had loaded bags onto it and was preparing to leave the arrival hall, Thai media reported.
鈥淎fter being alerted, security officers captured the snake right away and no passengers were injured,鈥 Airports of Thailand said in a statement on Sunday that described the reptile as 鈥渁 small baby snake鈥 but did not identify the species.
Snake expert Thanaphong Tawan at a Bangkok snake farm run by the Thai Red Cross Society said the snake appeared to be a non-venomous variety called Dryocalamus davisonii 鈥 commonly known as Blanford鈥檚 bridle snake 鈥 based on a picture taken at the airport and published by Thai media.
The statement sought to 鈥渞eassure that clear and strict measures have been imposed to prevent all poisonous animals from slipping into the airport鈥檚 buildings鈥 and said it was believed 鈥渢he baby snake managed to slip into the airport because it was very small.鈥
Meanwhile, on the resort island of Phuket, a Chinese tourist from Shanghai was bitten on the nose by a python while leaning in to kiss it on the head while visiting a snake show over the weekend, The Bangkok Post newspaper reported yesterday.
A video of the incident was shared on social media, showing the snake striking at the woman鈥檚 face as a loud scream is heard. Thai media reported that the woman received eight stitches and then flew home.
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