Bangkok has a python problem. Here's what one firefighter is doing to snag the slithering creatures making headlines for regurgitating a grown dog and popping out of homeowners' showers.
Bangkok Snake Wranglers in Action
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VOA Correspondent Steve Herman holds a Burmese python for an on-camera report prior to releasing the snake in Petchaburi province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2016. (Wanvida Jiralertpaiboon for VOA)
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Bangkok fireman Pinyo Pookpinyo eyes a pair of monocled cobras, which were captured in Bangkok, being released into the wild, Feb. 28, 2016. (S. Herman/VOA)
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Khun Pinyo holds on to a copperhead rat snake, Feb. 28, 2016. (Z. Aung/VOA)
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Fireman Pinyo Pookpinyo points to a reticulated python wrapped around his waist. These snakes kill their prey by squeezing off blood flow, Feb. 28, 2016. (S. Herman/VOA)