Crocodile Hunter

I have no business starting a blog. I am admittedly too lazy to contribute on a regular basis. However, I regularly come across interesting articles that help paint a picture of my life in Thailand.

Here's the first edition:

It doesn't matter where you are in the world, I'm sure farmers have the same two complaints - either it's too dry, or too wet. This year, in Thailand, it was too wet. With a rainy season that started early and lasted late into October, there was considerable flooding throughout Isaan (Northeast Thailand), including Korat. However, the one thing farmers everywhere probably don't need to complain about is crocodiles getting loose from the local crocodile farm.

Police armed with assault rifles searched for 36 crocodiles that escaped from a farm in northeastern Thailand (Where I work) when their pens were flooded after heavy rains, an official said Friday.Search parties shot and killed eight of the animals as they slithered through the flooded district Friday morning, said Chin Konjohor, chief of the area's municipal office.

Police and village volunteers have been scouring the Nonsoong district of Nakhon Ratchasima province by boat, day and night, since the crocodiles escaped on Tuesday, he said.Chin said nighttime searches were often the most successful because crocodiles eyes glowed in the dark.

Heavy rains have inundated several northeastern provinces for days. Parts of Nakhon Ratchasima province, about 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of Bangkok, were among the hardest hit."The entire town is under water," Chin said. "We're working hard to catch the crocodiles before they bite someone."

I'll have to ask for some crocodile tail at my local restaurant.