Living in Thailand with odd creatures
One of the things that’s interesting about living in Thailand is the unusual assortment of animals you sometimes come across. I remember sitting eating lunch once in Bangkok when an enormous millipede (or centipede – it could have been either really) popped up out of nowhere and scared everybody half to death.
I’m not kidding – the thing was about eight inches long and looked hideous. It scuttered away underneath some plant pots, but I couldn’t keep my eyes off the spot where it went, and neither could I sit with my feet on the ground for the rest of my meal. I don’t like bugs, and when they come super-sized I like them even less.
The enormous lizards you sometimes see around klongs and streams are entertaining. Sometimes you see rabid dogs chasing them for fun. Those dogs are so stupid that they don’t chase the lizard for food, but just for something to do.
I was brushing my teeth the other day when a baby lizard emerged from the plug hole of my sink. I’ve noticed that there are three lizards that live in my apartment. There’s one in my bathroom, one that hangs out around my wardrobe and one that mills about under my bed. They don’t do any harm so I leave them be, but I can’t help but think that they must be bored and hungry.
With Thailand’s hot climate there are all manner of weird and wonderful creatures out there. Which ones have you seen? And do any of them live in your house?
July 28th, 2007 at 4:20 am
One gecko on the wall outside the house, three lighting bugs, ten birds, 30 butterflies, and one snake in the garden na kab ….
July 28th, 2007 at 4:33 am
That’s quite a selection.
July 29th, 2007 at 2:08 am
The headline is funny.
July 29th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
These odd creatures are hideously cute. You should not be scared of them. Some are somewhat vexatious. Take cockroaches for example, they are omnipresent, whether in the kitchen or the toilet. They once even came to say hello to me in bed. They rarely bite, but you never know; if you do not clear up your premises properly, they will become a mob all over your place.
Talking about having the chance to see odd animals while having a meal, on one occasion, I got a shocked suprise. A tiny gecko fell down from the celing in my house and dropped into my plate. Everyone was quiet for a few seconds, before I used my hand to pick it up and throw it out of the window. No one said a word just carried on eating as normal.
You must get used to the many kooky creatures in the country by now.
July 29th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
It should be Amazing Thailand creatures.
July 30th, 2007 at 5:55 am
Sooksiam, you should taken it as a blessing … just like manna from Heaven! ;-)
August 4th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
I live in Cha-Am/Hua Hin and the main attraction has been snakes. I keep sticks around just in case and got used to them by now. I mean I don’t just run away, I try to poke them with my stick and throw them onto the garden where they can hopefully escape onto the golf course. The household staff always say they are poisonous, but most aren’t. Altho I did have baby cobras come up thru the drain in my bathroom. We encroached onto their territory, got to live with them.