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What is it?
Where exactly is it?

I pretty sure I've seen some at the Big Kiang furnature outlet beside soi 114 (just south of the flyover), but that was a while ago so not sure if they have them now.

koheesti, on 2012-05-14 05:58:10, said:

... and the New Yorker cover:

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You would have to know each person's personal circumstances to understand that.

A lot of people come here with a dream of an affordable retirement or place to live and after a few years beginning with maybe getting cheated in a home build or purchase losing a lot of their savings, a change in the exchange rate, and a dramatic increase in the cost of living find that they are now trapped here for life (financially) and have no other option.  This can and has turned many people bitter after a while along with all the other challenges of living here like the difficulty of owning property or trying to find reliable local craftsmen or help around the house or garden.  While Thailand is a great holiday destination, the challenges of living here full time can sneak up on you and before you know it, your life is a mess and there is no backing out.  Look at the suicide rate of foreigners in places like Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket.  People come here thinking it is paradise and find out that its not when they hit bottom in a place where there is no safety net.  I've seen it happen to many people over the 8+ years I've been here.

I have a neighbor who worked all over the world and lived in countries in South America, India, China, Russia, and many more for years each throughout his career and he agrees that Thailand is the most difficult place to live of them all.

Up until a couple of years ago we had one that size living in our garden and surrounding empty lots.  We saw it many times and our gardener tried to catch it a couple of times (he said it was living in a drainpipe) using frogs as bait.  That's when I learned not to be afraid of cobras as if they know a human is in the area they will move away and yes at a faster speed than you can run.  I know because I tried to get photos of that one a couple of times and it would not allow me to get within twenty meters before bolting.  Just don't corner one.  Always leave them a way out...

I say that because my dogs did corner a smaller one behind a big flower pot sitting against the house.  This one looked exactly like the one in your photo above and was a spitting cobra.  By the time I got on the scene three out of four of the two dogs eyes were swollen shut from the venom the snake shot at them.  I don't like killing snakes in general and will only do it if my dogs or family are in danger but I had to do away with that one because I couldn't deter the dogs and one of them was going to get bitten if I didn't do something.  After a visit to the vet, some eye wash, and a couple of days the dogs were back to normal.