Phinyo Pukphinyo (Thai: ภิญโญ พุกภิญโญ) is a Thai firefighter and snake catcher.[1][2][3][4] A sergeant at Bangkok's Disaster Prevention Center, Pukphinyo leads the team responsible for nuisance snake removal in Bangkok. Pukphinyo's team receives more calls for snake removals than fires, between 2,000 and 3,000 calls per week.[2][5][6][7] By 2019, Pukphinyo had caught about 10,000 snakes.[8][9]
References
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- ^ Sullivan, Michael (October 20, 2019). "When Snakes Slither Into Bangkok Homes, This Is The Wrangler Who Gets Rid Of Them". NPR.
- ^ "Thailand's stealthy self-styled snake wrangler". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ "นำ้ท่วม : อสรพิษร้ายคุกคามคนกรุงเทพฯ เพิ่มขึ้น จากปัญหาน้ำท่วมบ่อยครั้ง". BBC News ไทย (in Thai). 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
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