Crocodiles running loose in Pattaya

[short 215]

From the Bangkok Post

 

The confirmed death toll reaches 91 and authorities warn that the surging waters from the North should reach Bangkok on Monday, as teams of hunters continue the search for the many crocodiles still free after a mass escape from a flood damaged tourist park in Pattaya.

[Parkwahn 61]

Have any crocodiles been found ? I would imagine they would swerve farangs unless they get peckish

[MM 6,562]

Have any crocodiles been found ? I would imagine they would swerve farangs unless they get peckish

 

 

They'd caught about 20 a couple of days ago. Some are 400kg and 3m long, so they probably have big appetites.

 

 

[BigusDicus 9,902]

From the Bangkok Post

 

The confirmed death toll reaches 91 and authorities warn that the surging waters from the North should reach Bangkok on Monday, as teams of hunters continue the search for the many crocodiles still free after a mass escape from a flood damaged tourist park in Pattaya.

 

 

91 people eaten by the crocs? Yikes?

[Parkwahn 61]

They'd caught about 20 a couple of days ago. Some are 400kg and 3m long, so they probably have big appetites.

 

Have the ones 400kg got out !!! :banghead :banghead they would give a problem

[MM 6,562]

Have the ones 400kg got out !!! :banghead :banghead they would give a problem

 

Yes, that was a description of a few that had been caught already. I don't recall seeing how many escaped, and I'm not sure the park actually knows (or wants to say).

[nus01 305]

I'm not sure the park actually knows (or wants to say).

"The farm is a commercial establishment dealing in crocodile skin and meat, with about 2,800 of the reptiles"

I think youre right they either dont know or wont say.

 

You can be sure that every person eaten by a croc over the next three months wont be one that escaped from the Thai croc park, im sure they have captured all of the ones that got away

[Parkwahn 61]

I heard a tale once about a guy in Thailand who had a river at the bottom of his garden, a pal of mine went and saw his house opp norf very nice big grounds, when he asked the chap are there crocodiles in the river ?, he said yes, so my mate said are you not worried they will come in the garden the guy said "no the builder said they only climb out on the opposit bank" true tale, not sure the crocs getting out the other siide is true :allright

[biggles 509]

Same thing happened in cairns, australia a few years ago, about 150+ floated out. People were ringing up the croc farm asking them to come and get the crocs out of their swimming pools. A taxi driver on the way to the Cairns airport aboutsix months ago ran over a croc, totally stuffed up his suspension!! It was a big one.

[nus01 305]

I heard a tale once about a guy in Thailand who had a river at the bottom of his garden, a pal of mine went and saw his house opp norf very nice big grounds, when he asked the chap are there crocodiles in the river ?, he said yes, so my mate said are you not worried they will come in the garden the guy said "no the builder said they only climb out on the opposit bank" true tale, not sure the crocs getting out the other siide is true :allright

f*cked if id be taking his word for it, i wouldn't be going within 50 meters of the water.

[sydneysteve 1]

Quote nus1 "f*cked if id be taking his word for it, i wouldn't be going within 50 meters of the water."

 

+1

[joekicker 53]

f*cked if id be taking his word for it, i wouldn't be going within 50 meters of the water.

 

There are no wild crocs in Thailand. If you see one, it's escaped its owners, and it will be picked up, dead or alive.

 

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Edited September 18, 2011 by joekicker