Monitor lizards got a few bites from a huge python while students at Mahidol University looked on and filmed the dustup. Check out the story below from Coconuts Bangkok

If you thought McGregor vs. Mayweather was the cross-discipline fight of the century, then you probably haven’t seen this cross-species rumble yet.

A thrilling series of videos showing an epic showdown between a python and a giant monitor lizard has gone viral.

The fight is said to have taken place in the middle of a Mahidol University — you know, Thailand’s No. 1 university.

In the clips posted by Mahidol student (who goes by Marisa Kbg on Facebook), an almost comically large monitor lizard can be seen circling a python, who’s apparently trying to take a bite at the scaly creature.

“This is the most exciting thing that’s happened since I started studying here,” Marisa captions her post.

While it’s unclear who started the fight, it certainly seemed like the python wanted to finish it.

However, bloodsport fans likely didn’t get the ending they were hoping for. In the following video, the snake can be seen being captured and put in a bag by rescuers, leaving us to wonder just who would have won had things been allowed to take their course.

The series of videos have earned more than a million total views in just one day. Although we have no clue what actually happened to the two monitor lizards, knowing the lizard culture here, we believe the university may have just let them crawl back into the pond.

After all, Mahidol wouldn’t be the first university keeping monitor lizards as pets. Students at Silpakorn University, which is known for its art program, are even feeding the reptiles, causing at least one of them to grow to the size of an alligator.

SOURCE: COCONUTS BANGKOK

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Buzzkill dude.  The BIB have busted 4 in a raid on a Samut Prakan warehouse and seized a huge stash of cannabis oil.  Here’s the news below from Bangkok Post.

Two foreigners and two Thais have been arrested on charges of making tonnes of cannabis oil in two warehouses in Samut Prakan and smuggling it to Europe.

The arrested foreigners were identified as 67-year-old UK national Joseph Toole and 65-year-old Canadian Kulik David. The Thai suspects are Suriyan Suwanchairob, 34, and Supakit Kaeoma, 54.

Deputy national police chief Chalermkiat Sriworakhan told a news conference on Thursday that police were informed of the illicit business in March.The smugglers hid the cannabis in compressed coconut peat, or coir, and exported it to Belgium. A shipment was intercepted in Antwerp.

Investigators found out the gang hid cannabis, cannabis oil and production equipment at two warehouses, in tambon Bang Phli Yai and tambon Racha Thewa in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province.

Police raided the warehouses on Monday and seized 70.22 kilogrammes of cannabis oil in 57 bottles, 6.6kg of cannabis paste and chemicals. Mr Suriyan was arrested in Sakon Nakhon province, Mr Supakit in Bangkok, and the two foreigners in Pattaya.

Pol Gen Chalermkiat said the Canadian was suspected of being one of the financiers of the illicit business and the Briton directed production. The gang has allegedly been producing the oil in Bang Phli for over a year, and to have smuggled five tonnes of cannabis oil to Belgium.

He also said police believed the gang included a Japanese financier.

Mr Suriyan was allegedly responsible for guarding drugs and equipment and Mr Supakit ran a shipping firm which allegedly handled the smuggling side of the operation.

Source:  Bangkok Post

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SOURCE:  THE NATION A 47-year-old Thai man sustained serious burns and six others suffered minor injuries when fireworks, being lit near a pond in Wat Jumphon in Surin’s Muang district as part of a local festival, exploded into the audience on Wednesday night.

The seven victims were watching stage performances at an outdoor cinema at the fair when the fireworks were lit to mark the end of the performance.

However, some fireworks didn’t shoot skywards but exploded horizontally into the audience, sending the crowd scrambling to safety.

Police suspects the fireworks were not anchored correctly and fell over during detonation.

Earlier, during the fair, Surin Industrial Office presented certificates to 109 individuals

for their contributions as “the pillars to society” in Surin.

SOURCE:  THE NATION

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And another…

And one last one:

Netizens are sharing their displeasure after video of a white car blocking an ambulance with its siren blaring has attracted attention.

The video attracted 7,000 comments and 25,000 shares.

A woman even gets out of the ambulance to plead with the driver to move but the driver of the white sedan refuses to budge. Eventually it moves slightly to allow the ambulance the chance of getting through.

The video was posted by Suphanut Sirirattana and includes some critical hashtags directed at the selfish driver.

A representative of the Burapha University Hospital has responded by resigning to the problem of selfish drivers blocking ambulances continuing. Daily News reports that ambulance crews were often faced with situations like this daily.

They say it’s good when stories like this hit the news and report that behavior usually improves for a while as a result of the publicity. But after the furor dies down the bad behavior returns to normal.

The spokesman refused to comment on this particular case.

Watch the video HERE.

SOURCE: Daily News