Man finds a snake while doing house chores
MIRI: A 70-year-old man was cleaning his house yesterday morning when he was startled by a snake slithering over a photo frame. This happened in a house at Kampung Haji Waheed at 11.26am. Terrified, he called Miri Civil Defence Force for help. The half-metre-long reptile, identified as Liopeltis tricolor or Malayan ring-necked snake, was snared […]
Snake sheds skin inside clinic lab
MATU: A snake will usually rub its body against rocks, trees and similar hard surfaces in the open to shed its skin. However, a gold-ringed snake decided to shed its skin inside Matu health clinic. The incident came to light when a clinic staff came across a discarded reptilian skin in the laboratory around 8.20 […]
Cobra retrieved from speaker
MIRI: Firemen today retrieved a cobra hiding inside a power amplifier speaker from a house at Jalan Yong Seng, Batu Niah. According to the Miri Fire and Rescue Department, a team of firemen from Batu Niah was sent to the scene upon receiving a call on the discovery at 9.52 am. It took the firemen […]
Miri APM’s successful snake-catching operations across multiple locations
MIRI: In a swift response to multiple emergency calls, the Civil Defence Force (APM) here had a packed schedule as they carried out daring snake-catching operations at three locations on Thursday (May 25). According to a spokesperson, the first distress call was received at 8.25am, followed by two more at 11am and 12.40pm, each pertaining […]
Cobra surprises family about to perform morning prayer
MIRI: A family of three were left startled early this morning when they sighted a one-metre-long black cobra in their living room just as they were about to begin the Fajr prayer. The incident took place at Jalan Kampung Pulau Melayu, here. The 28-year-old complainant and his family found the snake hiding behind a cupboard. […]
Cobra in bathroom caught, released
MIRI: A house owner in Tudan phase 4 on Saturday night found a three-foot long cobra hiding inside his bathroom. The man, in his 30’s was about to take a shower when he noticed the aggressive serpent resting inside the bathroom. He quickly shut the door and grabbed his phone to call firemen for help. […]
Woman finds snake in surau storeroom
MATU: A woman was shocked to discover a gold-ringed cat snake coiled up in the storeroom of Surau Nurul Islam, Kampung Bawang Hilir here, last night (Feb 8). She alerted the Civil Defence Force (APM) which despatched a four-member team to the scene at 7.50pm. It did not take long for the team to spot […]
Slithering visitor caught, released
MIRI: A family in Kampung Wireless on Saturday night had a terrifying moment, when a one-metre long python entered their home. The family was watching television when they spotted the reptile slithering into their living room. A team of Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) rushed to the scene after receiving an alert call at 7.29 […]
Chilling moment as granny finds cobra in room
MIRI: A 68 year-old granny from Lorong 1B Taman Delight had a hair-raising moment this morning (Jan 17), when she discovered a one metre-long cobra was hiding at the back of her sofa in the living room. Prior to the incident, the home owner was just about to sit at the sofa after taking a […]
Snake safely removed from burger stall
MIRI: A burger operator in Tanjong Lobang was shocked to find a slithering snake inside his stall this afternoon. The half metre long pit viper (ular kapak) was spotted hanging inside his burger stall while he was doing some cleaning up. It was made to understand that prior to the incident, the man was just […]
