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| Get up close and personal with some snakes at the Koh Samui snake farm (photo courtesy gonomad.com) |
Needless to say, it’d certainly be in the best interest of
any tourist to make sure he or she sees as many Koh Samui attractions during his or her visit in this island.
Now, while enjoying the warm and relaxing Koh Samui weather is alright, a vacationer would be so much happier if he could set
time aside for a visit to the Snake Farm.
This island attraction has gained international fame back in
2008 – the year when Thailand’s “Scorpion Queen” Kanchana Kaetkaew utilized the
farm as the venue for setting a Guinness world record for holding a seven-inch-long
scorpion in her mouth for two minutes.
Inside the farm is a reptile zoo, wherein guests are given
the opportunity to touch or even handle docile snakes – that is of course, if
they can stomach the riveting experience.
For those who’d prefer to watch other people doing the
snake-handling, they’re in luck, as shows featuring snake wranglers coaxing the
venomous beasts into showing deadly poses are held daily. While a wide range of
snakes are utilized for these presentations, king cobras and massive pythons
are considered by many spectators to be the biggest crowd-drawers.
Shows last two hours, starting from 11am and ending at 2pm. During
the first segment of the show, snake charmers kick-off the production with a
variety of poisonous snakes. Here, brave entertainers dance around the snake, while
exhibiting moves that seem to aggravate the slithering beasts, and provoke them
into taking defensive and offensive positions.
As daredevils continue to aggravate the deadly reptiles, the
animals exhibit even more violent behavior, which includes lurching, exposure
of their fangs, and even venom-spitting.
This segment is then followed by a display of cock-fighting.
Unlike other shows, these birds won’t be wearing blades, so there isn’t any
need to worry about the poor animals getting bloodied or killed.
Following the demonstration is the scorpion show, wherein a female
entertainer is made to stand still as scorpions climb around her body. And
finally, the king cobra is placed on stage, wherein an even braver snake
charmer coaxes the killer to show-off its deadly attack moves.
Of course, the Snake Farm is just one of the many Koh Samui
attractions for vacationers to enjoy.
Paying a visit here is strongly recommended for vacationers who want to do more
than relish the pleasant Koh Samui weather, go swimming, or engage typical activities
most beach-goers are into.
