Thailand’s Most Famous Snake Catcher

New York Times1 November 2026, 04:01 UTCThailand

Pinyo Pukpinyo, Thailand’s most famous snake catcher, has found the critters slithering in nooks and crannies all over Bangkok. He refuses to kill them.

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