Python Guards Eggs Fiercely; Contractor Fears Cutting Bamboo, Rescuers Called

Khaosod•Society•17d ago

Reader Briefing

A venomous python guarding its eggs was discovered and captured by rescue volunteers in Nakhon Nayok after construction workers preparing scaffolding accidentally disturbed it.

•Rescue volunteers in Nakhon Nayok were called to remove a python guarding its eggs.
•The discovery occurred at a bamboo grove near a house where construction workers were cutting bamboo for scaffolding.
•The python, measuring 3 meters long and weighing 20 kilograms, was successfully captured and released into the wild.
•The incident also sparked interest in the house number for lottery predictions as the date of discovery neared the lottery draw.

Overview

•On May 14, 2026, rescue volunteers from Sawang Ariya Foundation in Nakhon Nayok received a report of a python guarding eggs.
•Construction workers were cutting bamboo from a grove next to the house to build scaffolding for house renovation.
•The workers disturbed the python's nesting site while cutting bamboo, causing it to become aggressive.
•Rescue volunteers used tools to carefully excavate the eggs and then a repellent spray to coax the python out of its burrow.
•The python was successfully captured using gripping tools after it emerged from the burrow.
•The captured python measured 3 meters in length and weighed 20 kilograms.
•The python and its eggs were released back into a natural habitat.
•Locals were interested in the house number (Kh 3 – 452) for lottery predictions.

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Key Entities

Person

Contractor(ช่างรับเหมา)

The contractor whose workers discovered the python while preparing scaffolding.

Mr. Supachai Ketruangroj(นายศุภชัย เกตุเรืองโรจน์)

The 74-year-old homeowner who hired contractors and reported the python.

Organization

Sawang Ariya Foundation Rescue Radio Center, Nakhon Nayok Province(ศูนย์วิทยุกู้ภัยสว่างอริยะ จ.นครนายก)

The rescue organization that responded to the call to capture the python.

Place

Ketruangroj House(บ้านเกตุเรืองโรจน์)

The location where the python was found, near a bamboo grove.

Nakhon Nayok(นครนายก)ℹ️

The province in Thailand where the python was discovered and captured.