His skill handling the sometimes deadly creatures was caught on video recently, as he captured a wild cobra on a patio in Ang Thong, Thailand.
Snake catcher’s smooth moves control deadly wild cobra in Thailand
Thai snake catcher Jirawat Iamlamay is on call to respond to emergencies involving animals that intrude on civilisation.
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