Busy snake-catching acts for APM
MIRI: Miri Civil Defence Department (APM) personnel were summoned on Saturday to catch a meter-long adult python in South Lake Bandar Baru Permyjaya. According to Miri APM officer in-charge Captain (PA) Usman Harto said, three APM personnel led by Corporal (PA) Mariani Eddy were despatched to a house in South Lake upon receiving a distressed […]
Python squeezes pet cat to death
MIRI: A 10kg python squeezed a pet cat here to death at the main gate of a house here on Monday night (June 28). The cat owner, a 37-year-old woman, stumbled upon the six-foot- long snake which had wrapped itself around her pet when she reached her house at around 7.10pm. Officer-in-charge of the Miri […]
277 snakes encroaching into homes caught from January until December 2020
MIRI: Snakes usually enter areas inhabited by human in search of food and shelter. In 2020, from January until December, a total of 277 snakes comprising various species were caught by Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). “Topping the chart for the most snakes we caught was python followed by venomous species, the cobra,” disclosed […]
Firemen catch snake in house
LIMBANG: Firemen from the Limbang fire station today rushed to a house at Phase 1, Jalan Batu Biah to catch a snake. The two-foot long snake, which was not identified, was spotted hiding near the kitchen sink. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue (Bomba) operations centre (PGO) , the team rushed to the house […]
Woman finds unwanted visitor in living room
MIRI: A homeowner at Lorong 3 Spring, Jalan Riam here had a slithery visitor upon her return from work on Thursday evening. Fearing the metre-long snake to be a cobra, she made an emergency call to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) seeking for their assistance to capture the reptile. The 47 year-old woman reportedly found […]
Slithery bedroom invader caught
MIRI: A family in Hilltop Garden here received an unwelcome surprise when a two-foot snake was found in the bedroom of one of their daughters on Thursday evening. The house owner, a 42 year-old man who wished to remain anonymous, said he heard his daughter screaming from inside her bedroom. “I was shocked to see […]
Dogs save owners from poisonous snakes
MIRI: Two pet dogs from two different families here, prevented venomous snakes from entering their owners’ houses on Saturday night (Oct 31). In the first incident, a one-foot-long snake was spotted curling behind a flower pot at a house at Vista Perdana in Permyjaya. The house’s owner, aged 51, sensed something was not right when […]
A snake in the kitchen
MIRI: A maid got the shock of her life when she saw a snake in the kitchen while cooking on Tuesday evening. Terrified by the presence of the reptile, she immediately alerted her 71-year-old employer who then called the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) for help. Four APM personnel were rushed to the scene at […]
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 […]
