Twelve deadly snakes were caught living in a family's home where they were sheltering from the heat.<br /><br />Three king cobras, eight monacled cobras, and a reticulated python were found in Surat Thani, southern Thailand yesterday morning (March, 26).<br /><br />Frightened villagers called the rescue service after the snakes were seen coiled up in a water tank, the restroom, the bedroom, and the chicken coop.<br /><br />One villager, Nung Kukrit, said that snakes appeared frequently around the neighbourhood as it was surrounded by the woods. But this was the first time the reptiles had invaded a home.<br /><br />Nung said: ''We saw snakes around here a lot but we were shocked to see a lot of them come and stay inside a house.''<br /><br />Five rescuers spent all afternoon the home in the Prasong village before they eventually caught all venomous snakes and put them in bags.<br /><br />The wild serpents were large and healthy. The king cobras estimated to be 15ft long, while the cobras and the python were about 7ft to 9ft long.<br /><br />Prasert Munmhai, the chief of the Siam Ruam Jai Salvation, said that snakes had moved to the wet human residence to keep themselves hydrated while temperatures outside soared past 35C.<br /><br />He said: ''Many sources of water in the wild became dry because of the hot weather. So, the snakes moved out of the forest and stayed in the wet bathroom, the air-conditioned bedroom, and the humid water jar and chicken coop as they were perfect places for them.''<br /><br />The snakes were released back into the wild later in the evening.
