Snakes and Giant Lizards-The Thailand Only Locals See 4K 

Glad you enjoyed it Andrew. That video waqs just a collection of clips I had taken on my walks, many of them before I had even started this channel. Cheers

Thanks MisterMitch, hopefully it will be your paradise too soon.

Enjoy life

Glad you enjoyed it Greg. Those dogs were a pain. I swear me walking past was the highlight of their day lol. Cheers

Thank you Autour du monde. You have a nice weekend too

Yes, they made quite a noise between them didn't they, luckily "All bark and no bite" as we say in the UK

The dogs are a big problem in the village l live in Thailand Not so much in day there mainly asleep but at night they go round in packs go past them on a bike they will have a go But generally dogs ok if there treated right but alot of people don't look after and they become semi wild Done vlogs on them myself I'm a bit of an animal lover it's a shame to see

Have you set up a new channel or just just deleted some old videos? I'm subbed anyway mate.

Thanks Karl

Glad you enjoyed it and hope you like my other content

It didn't turn out too bad did it considering it was a collection of short clips taken over a few years? Glad you liked it

Thanks DJ, it's just what they look like isn't it?

There's some great places up north everyday different

Thanks Brian, quite please how it worked out as it was such a hotchpotch of pictures and short clips.

I don't think it would have bothered me at all tbh Paul, long time ago now mate anyway. Thanks for the comment, hope you are well.

@@karlsthailandHello Karl, I'm good thanks, looks as though your keeping fit and healthy. I'm Paul's brother Alan. Really enjoying your videos by the way.

@@machman Oops. Thanks mate, glad you are enjoying the videos

Thanks Chris, I've never lost that feeling of everything being so different here even 34 years later.

Just enjoy life

Thanks Arik, the video was put together using bits and pieces I recorded over a few years, I think it all went together quite well, glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks Malin, yes rural Thailand can be very beautiful

Thanks Daniel. I wanted to do something with all the bits and pieces I had from all my walks

Cheers. Well, I'd be a liar if I said that I'd never done more than my share of that lol. but plenty of people covering that stuff already on RU-vid.

Thanks Brian, feedback like yours keeps me going

Thanks Big Cee33, I just checked out DMexotics and watched one of his videos, definitely my kind of content and I’m really surprised that I hadn’t seen his channel before. Thanks for the tip-off

I'll check that out go to cobra village alot in khon kaen

Thanks David, where do you live?

@@karlsthailand I live in Houston, Texas. United States. When I move in November to my condo in Jomtien Beach I would like to tag along on some of your adventures. Take care 🙂

@@karlsthailand I met you at A7 a couple of times and sat with you during breakfast at the Hungry Hippo.

Ok David, I got you now, yes, look forward to seeing you again and going Hiking with you

@@karlsthailand did your friend John (I think that was his name) get his eye taken care of?

Snakes really don't bother me so long as I know they are there. I've had a huge King Cobra cross a road 4ft in front of me before, I was just annoyed that I never managed to get it on video lol

Glad that you enjoyed the video Kerry. I love Issan and it’s people too, actually it’s rural Thailand full stop, including Central Thailand where I made this video. Thanks for the feedback Kerry

Thanks James, I guess most of these sights must be familiar to you too. I always get decent responses to my more down to earth videos.........but I keep getting drawn to more adventurous destinations lol

Thanks Anton

Thanks for the feedback Jon, glad that you enjoyed it

Thanks Gordo.

Thanks Thomas, just parts of every day life in some places

You had me in stitches with that, yes Brian doesn't like passing up opportunities to take a dip in a river while we are on our hikes.

Yeah, they were funny weren't they xxx

Yes Per, I know that you have always enjoyed exploring too, with your experiences of Mae Sot in the 90's. I guess the attention from the dogs is a small price to pay for the things that you see.

Cool, you must totally relate to the rural content of this video then. Hopefully there aren't quite as many dogs in Kalasin lol. Cheers

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I think they are closely related to Komodo Dragons as it happens and you do see some huge ones

Thanks. I was just a way of bringing together various clips I had taken on my walks in rural Thailand but I'm quite pleased with the way it worked out.

Cheers Mick, Wow, don’t you wish you’d had your camera rolling lol? Thanks, I have just returned from the North where I made some more videos. Hope you enjoy them.

@@karlsthailand same here mate done a couple vlogs bueng kan temple and also ubanratani dam near me Where are you based

At the moment I am based in Pattaya Mick. I love Bueng Kan, it’s one of my favourite Provinces

@@karlsthailand got to go back up didn't get to 3whales but not far from khon kaen

I live the Thai countryside Marietta

Thank Brian, I need all the watches I can get lol

Sure Gary, they’re bark is nearly always more dangerous than their bite. I’m not actually that scared of them at all. Cheers

Thanks. I was quite pleased with how this video came out tbh. It was just a load of short clips that I had taken over a period of 5 years tied together in the theme of my regular walks. Obviously I can’t tell without seeing the snake but Pit Vipers do have a habit of just not budging at all because they’re mainly ambush predators

Thanks Glen, yes, even the pigs know I am a stranger lol😆

@@karlsthailand lol

Thanks for your kind words and continued support TTT

@@karlsthailand Ditto

Yes, there’s some nice countryside there for sure

It's what they look like isn't it lol

Yes Peter, some of them are huge there aren’t they?

Yes, they can be intimidating Albert but I’ve never personally seen any rabies cases

Thanks for that. I had ID’s for a couple of them but good to have that gaps filled in

First thing I would ask is…is there any need to stay in one place? Thailand is pretty easy to travel ‘on the fly’ no need to book much in advance if at all. If you feel drawn to Chiang Mai then go there, it’s a great place and more importantly (for me anyway) a great base for further travel.

@@karlsthailand Thnak you for your reply. I don't need to stay in any specific place, and I am considering estabilishing a semi-permanent base in Thailand, so I am trying to figure out which parts I like and which parts I don't, but as everything is completely new to me the main difference at the moment would be given by the seasonal weather in one area compared to another. I really want to explore Bangkok, but given the covid situation there and the weather in that period, is prob not the best option, so I though Chiang Mai might be a good alternative, as I haven't visited any of them anyway.

Yes, Chiang Mai is definitely somewhere you should see and I agree that right now might not be the best time to see Bangkok. Don’t be in a hurry though, Thailand is a big country, the more you see of it the better you will be equipped to chose somewhere to settle down.

@@karlsthailand Thank you for your suggestions! On a side note, I would love to join you in one of your hikings if you ever consider that type of business, maybe for very small groups

Sure Armyman, let me know what you have in mind and when approximately? Any of the hikes you have seen in my videos appeal to you? My email address is thailandkarl@yahoo.co.uk

I see them a lot as you can imagine. I try to ignore them but have learned to always look to see if they try coming up behind you. If they get too close I will run at them, they always instinctively turn and run for a second. They do bark and come back but they are wary of you from then on not as bold. So far so good.

@@karlsthailand I do find the dog issue to be a major annoyance. It limits my walking sometimes because I don't have a strategy to deal with them. Easier to be on a bike or motorcycle. You might consider doing a video on dogs.

One difference between the UK and here is that in the UK if you pick up a stick a dog will wag it's tail thinking you want to play fetch, here they will run away. My best tip is they if they actually start getting near to you run at them for a second or so, it puts a bit of fear into them, they will still bark and follow you but they are on their guard and won't get too near. Certainly here if I am approaching a place where the dogs act aggressive I will pick up a large stick, just the sight of that keeps them at a safe distance.

@@karlsthailand Cheers. I think the dogs can smell my fear so I'm not sure if the run towards them would work. I have tried the fake rock throw which did work. I may simply carry a collapsible umbrella with me at all times just in case a stick proves hard to find.

@@chrish8903 Yes, they definitely aren’t as bold if you’re visibly armed

Yep, they definitely knew I was from somewhere else

Congratulations. I find I see spiders here less frequently than in the UK but sometimes when you do see them here they’re the worst lol. Cheers