Thailand

Buddhist monk chops off his own head with a guillotine to please Buddha and reincarnate as a ‘higher spiritual being’ Thammakorn Wangpreecha, 68, cut his own head off in a planned ritual sacrifice The monk hoped the sacrifice would reincarnate him as ‘higher spiritual being’ His body was discovered at the Wat Phu Hin temple, Thailand, … Read more

Clean-up in rept-aisle four! Moment 6ft-long monitor lizard climbs up supermarket shelves as it raids store for food Reptile sparked panic after it ran into 7-Eleven store in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand Staff and customers hid behind counter as the beast rampaged through store Shop assistant called police who arrived with reptile handlers to snare the … Read more

Woman discovers her pet cat has been swallowed whole by a PYTHON that popped into her kitchen for a snack Schoolgirl was devastated after a python broke into her kitchen and ate her cat  Darunda Nattayavatin, 11, was looking for her moggie named ‘Ho Jun’  She was shocked to discover a 12ft long python sprawled … Read more

An obese monkey who ballooned to a dangerous size after being thrown junk food by passersby in a Thai market has lost almost 5lbs (2kg) since he was sent to a fat camp on March 26.   The three-year-old primate, known as Godzilla, weighed almost 41lbs (19kg) when he checked into the wildlife centre in Chachoengsao … Read more

Man gets the fright of his life when a PYTHON emerges from his toilet while he was sitting on it – before firefighter is called to pull the animal out Somchai, 45, from Thailand was poked by an 8-foot python slithering in his toilet A rescue team was called out to remove the snake from … Read more

The Great Escape: Two wild elephants stuck in a ditch in Thailand cleverly work together to help each other climb to safety Elephants became trapped in dried-out river in Thailand’s Rayong province Over the course of an hour the elephants worked together to get back to safety Adorable moment they climbed free was filmed by … Read more