Half a metre long snake caught, released
MIRI: A terrified housewife from Batu Niah found a 0.5 metre-long Asian whip snake hiding inside the air conditioning unit of her living room this afternoon. According to Acting Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, prior to the discovery, the housewife had heard strange hissing sound and subsequently found the reptile […]
Reptiles pay two women a surprise visit
MIRI: A python and a monitor lizard gave an unwanted surprise to two women at separate locations in the city here. Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer Lt (PA) Azuan Kamin said the first case happened at Jalan Tudan Kuala Baram on Yesterday (Oct 12). After receiving a distress call around 9.30pm, a team was […]
Snake caught in hospital
BETONG: A hospital employee was shocked to discover a gold-ringed cat snake coiled up at the window at the hospital’s general office yesterday (Sept 25). Fearing for the safety of the staff, the Civil Defence Force (APM) Betong was quickly alerted which despatched a four-member team to the scene at 6.20pm to catch the snake. […]
Fighting snakes keep Betong Bomba personnel busy
BETONG: Firefighters from the Betong Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) had a field day on Today (Aug 9). They responded to two calls regarding snakes in the vicinity. The second call was near the Skuyat Lama intersection at about 1.07pm. Two snakes were tussling with each other in a pond, according to Betong Bomba chief […]
APM catches venomous snake in boarding school
KUCHING: A boarder at SK St Lawrence was surprised by a mangrove snake on his way to the dining hall late Today (Aug 8). According to Sri Aman Civil Defence officer Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim, at the time the students were in the dining hall for dinner about 5.46pm. “At the time of the incident, the […]
Raining days lure snakes into homes
MIRI: The monsoon season has kept the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) busy as snakes are spotted encroaching into houses. This morning, APM personnel were deployed to a house in Kampung Lereng Bukit after a 44-year-old woman saw a four-foot long snake slithering into her home. “She was sitting at the living room when she […]
Deadly cobra caught, released
BETONG: A retail shop owner had an early surprised visit from a slithery customer while cleaning up to prepare for business this morning. The frightening snake incident happened at a shop in Empiang, Kampung Engkeranji and firemen from Betong station were promptly alerted of the reptile presence around 7.10am. Upon arriving, the team met with […]
One more python caught, released
MIRI: A python weighing around 5kg was caught early this morning as it was trying to slither into a nearby building in Times Square, Jalan Marina here. The three-metre-long reptile was first spotted when the five security guards on duty were making rounds in the area at 12.51am. They immediately called the Civil Defence force […]
Snake in washing machine gives man a shock
MIRI: A man had a shock late Sunday when he found a cobra curled up in his washing machine. The incident took place at his Kampung Pejuang Kelulit home in Bekenu near here. It was understood that the homeowner saw the cobra inside when he was about to stuff some clothes into the machine. He […]
4m-long python found underneath house
MIRI: A man found a four-metre-long python tightly wrapped around a pet chicken underneath his house in Kampung Wireless early this (Wednesday) morning. Fearing for his own safety, the 43-year-old house owner immediately called an emergency service for help. By the time help arrived the chicken was already dead. “I was walking around the house […]
