Man meets false gharial on way to work
BETONG: An employee of Ladang Lingga near Tanjung Assam was surprised by a crocodile as he was about to start the night shift. The plantation’s auxiliary police officer, Mohd Hadri Noor Kamal, was walking to his work place when he came across the reptile. Betong District Civil Defence (APM) officer Desem Samuel said Hadri contacted […]
Slithery visitors
This is one of the two snakes captured by firefighters in Kanowit on Sunday (June 14). The snakes were caught at two separate locations, namely Shak Kim Garden and Jalan Kampung Muhibbah. A resident reported the snakes which were in the compounds of houses to Kanowit Bomba. The firefighters released the snakes into an isolated […]
Venomous visitor caught at front door
SPAOH: A king cobra has been caught at the doorstep of a councillor’s house near Kebun Cina Bukit Panjang here. According to the spokesperson of Foxtrot team of the Civil Defence Force (APM) Betong, the venomous reptile was spotted at 5.58pm last Tuesday. “Upon receiving a call, three members of the force went to Councillor […]
Python caught inside duck coop
MIRI: A 2.5kg python with a swollen belly was caught inside a duck coop yesterday morning in Kampung Pengkalan Lutong after it was believed to have swallowed a fully grown duck. The two-metre long reptile was spotted by the owner around 10.38am when she was on her way to feed the ducks. Terrified, she immediately […]
Man finds python under dining table
MIRI: A 63-year-old man had the shock of his life when he found a python, believed to weigh around five kilogrammes, curled up under the dining table of his house in Kampung Haji Wahed here on Friday. Terrified for his safety, he immediately alerted the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) for help. A team of […]
