Alerted at 9:20pm, the Ruamjai Kupai Rescue Foundation’s snake expert, Sayan Thampan, arrived at the resort and took just three minutes to bag the cobra.
Holding the cobra by the neck he showed it off to gawking tourists and residents. The cobra was measured at four metres in length and weighed about 35 kilo.
Mt Sayan dropped it into a sack so that it could be released in the wild.
Sayan admitted that the snake was bigger than he expected. “When we got the call I had the impression it was a small snake; usually king cobras [we catch] are small. But when I saw this one I was amazed at its size.
“King cobras like to stay in confined spaces, which makes them difficult to catch but today we had no problems.”
Mr Sayan added, “April was extremely hot [so snakes were looking for cool places] and the Kupai Foundation were called to catch cobras, king cobras, green snakes, pythons and other species.”
In December last year Mr Sayan trapped what was reckoned to be the biggest snake caught in a decade in Phuket.
“If you find a snake in your area you can contact us,” he said. “We are on call 24/7.” The foundation’s number is 076 283 346-7