Thai fireman Phinyo Pukphinyo shows his skills in handling a cobra at Bang Khen Fire and Rescue Station in Bangkok, Thailand, 06 September 2022. As monsoon storms between June and October cause widespread flooding across the country, it is common for people in Thailand's capital city of Bangkok to experience a spate of wildlife invasion in residential areas, in particular from snakes like pythons and cobras. According to the Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department, they receive between 150 to 200 emergency calls a day asking for help to catch invading snakes during the rainy season. About 60,000 of these animals are caught every year. Most of the creatures do not pose any danger to humans and were taken to wildlife shelters or released to the wild after being rescued by firefighters. The rapid pace of urban expansion has also increased the likelihood of encounters with these wild animals as their habitats are encroached by the development of the city towards wild areas. (Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA/EFE)





TikTok star Phattaradej “Top” Luechai, 29, who became famous for sharing his extreme frugal monthly meal prep for himself and his partner due to inflation, poses next to stored food for one month to illustrate his tight budget grocery shopping under $109 on his channel, in Samut Prakan province, Thailand on August 29, 2022. (Photo by Kwang Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)





A French bulldog wearing pyjamas rides on a trolley at the Pet Expo Championship 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand, 08 September 2022. The 4th Pet Expo Championship 2022, this year under the 'Mission Impossible' theme after it was suspended for 2 years due to COVID-19, aims to create business opportunities and increase revenue for exhibitors, as well as foster good attitude and basic understanding to raising pets. The expo runs from 8 to 11 September 2022. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A trainer motions a dog to jump over a hurdle during a show at the Pet Expo Championship 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand, 08 September 2022. The 4th Pet Expo Championship 2022, this year under the “Mission Impossible” theme after it was suspended for 2 years due to COVID-19, aims to create business opportunities and increase revenue for exhibitors, as well as foster good attitude and basic understanding to raising pets. The expo runs from 8 to 11 September 2022. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE)





Thai school girls pose for photographs with pythons during the 2022 Pet Expo Championship in Bangkok on September 8, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A bodybuilder performs on stage at a local bodybuilding competition, in Narathiwat, southern Thailand, on September 10, 2022. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on September 11, 2022 shows a Thai drag racer racing his modified motorbike during the NGO Street Drag Race event in Thailand's Chonburi province. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A man walks past a mobile cannabis boutique in Bangkok, Thailand, 12 September 2022. A bill on cannabis and hemp was set to be proposed to the House on 12 September, and if approved, it would potentially allow hospitals to grow cannabis for medication, and households to grow up to 15 cannabis plants intended for domestic use, and/or farm cannabis with the intention to use the roots and fibre of the plant. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE)





Motorists ride down a flooded street following a heavy downpour of rain in Bangkok on September 13, 2022. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)





Hotel staffs pump Negroni cocktail mixture from barrels into a large container to break Guinness World Record for largest Negroni cocktail at the Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok Hotel, in Bangkok, Thailand on September 12, 2022. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A view of the bust of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, offered to the city of Lausanne, where he spent many years studying, by the alumni association of Thai students in Switzerland, at the Thai Pavillon in the Denantou park in Lausanne, Switzerland, September 14, 2022. (Photo by Denis Balibouse/Reuters)





Birds sit in cages during a bird singing competition in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on September 21, 2022. Some 1,500 birds from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore were entered in the annual contest. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)





Birds sit in cages during a bird singing competition in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Madaree Tohlala/AFP Photo)





A Thai participant carves patterns into a papaya during a fruit and vegetable carving competition at the 26th Thailand International Culinary Cup in Bangkok on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A participant arranges her carved fruits and vegetables decoration during a fruit and vegetable carving competition at the 26th Thailand International Culinary Cup in Bangkok on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A carved melon is displayed during a fruit and vegetable carving competition at the 26th Thailand International Culinary Cup in Bangkok on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A Thai participant carves patterns into a watermelon during a fruit and vegetable carving competition at the 26th Thailand International Culinary Cup in Bangkok on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A carved papaya is displayed during a fruit and vegetable carving competition at the 26th Thailand International Culinary Cup in Bangkok on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A Thai participant carves patterns into a watermelon during a fruit and vegetable carving competition at the 26th Thailand International Culinary Cup in Bangkok on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





Visitors look at a carved fruits and vegetables decoration by Vietnamese participant Pham Van Dong during a fruit and vegetable carving competition at the 26th Thailand International Culinary Cup in Bangkok on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)