Thailand: Alligators, poisonous snakes lurk on the street after the flood

Every day, Bangkok authorities receive about 10 calls from residents reporting that they have seen pythons and poisonous snakes on the street.

Anchalee Wannawert, 23, who works at a construction site near a mop in Sai Mai district, north of Bangkok, met a 1m long crocodile at the toilet area where she worked.'Since then, I don't dare go to the toilet anymore.'

After days of fighting with the worst historical flood in the past half century, Thai people are facing crocodiles and poisonous snakes that spill over urban areas.

These animals lurk under the mud left by flood water.

A crocodile, a crocodile, is captured by the people of Nonthaburi province (north of Bangkok)

The problem has become increasingly serious in Bangkok when the city has long been known as a center for breeding, exporting and trading exotic animals. Thailand currently has about 3,000 crocodile farms. It is thought that rising water makes them crawl out.

Rescuers also reported that they encountered all species, from deer, Capuchin monkeys to lions, tigers and bears on the street.

The Thai Fisheries Department has had to send special working groups to solve this problem. But the difficult thing is that quite a lot of cases of seeing wildlife on the street are just wild. Mr. Praphan Lipayakun, official of the Fisheries Department said: 'We have received a lot of reports, but only about 5 - 10% are true'.