Python found coiled around Buddha statue in Nakhon Nayok

2026-03-21 - 06:30

NAKHON NAYOK — 21 March 2026, A three-metre python was safely removed after it was found coiled around the head of a Buddha statue inside a temple hall, local rescue workers said. The incident occurred at about 10:30 at the viharn of Luang Pho Phra Phuttha Samrit Sitthichok in Mueang district, after the site’s caretaker alerted authorities. Rescue teams responding to the call found the large python, weighing around 10 kilogrammes, wrapped around the head of the statue, which has been enshrined in the hall since 1989. Using climbing equipment, rescuers accessed the back of the statue and carefully secured the snake by the head before gradually uncoiling it. The python was then placed in a sack and later released back into a natural habitat. The caretaker, who discovered the snake while cleaning the temple grounds in the morning, said he was startled by the sight and immediately informed the abbot before contacting rescue services. No injuries were reported.