Phinyo Pukphinyo (Thai: ภิญโญ พุกภิญโญ) is a Thai firefighter and snake catcher.[1][2][3][4] A sergeant at Bangkok's Disaster Prevention Center, Pukphinyo leads the team responsible for nuisance snake removal in Bangkok. Pukphinyo's team receives more calls for snake removals than fires, between 2,000 and 3,000 calls per week.[2][5][6][7] By 2019, Pukphinyo had caught about 10,000 snakes.[8][9]

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  2. ^ a b "Bangkok firefighters on front line of city's snake scourge". AP News. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  3. ^ "เปิดตัว "จ.ส.ต.ภิญโญ" จนท.ดับเพลิงฮีโร่ จับงูเห่าด้วยมือเปล่า". Thai PBS (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. ^ "รู้จัก "จ่าภิญโญ" ปรมาจารย์ลัทธิงู ฝึกยุทธมา 16 ปี แต่ไม่เคยถูกหวย (คลิป)". www.thairath.co.th (in Thai). 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  5. ^ Paddock, Richard C.; Jirenuwat, Ryn (2017-11-28). "Lurking in Toilets, Swimming the Streets: Snakes of Bangkok Move In". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  6. ^ "Bangkok firemen remove snakes". nationthailand. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  7. ^ Sullivan, Michael (October 20, 2019). "When Snakes Slither Into Bangkok Homes, This Is The Wrangler Who Gets Rid Of Them". NPR.
  8. ^ "Thailand's stealthy self-styled snake wrangler". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  9. ^ "นำ้ท่วม : อสรพิษร้ายคุกคามคนกรุงเทพฯ เพิ่มขึ้น จากปัญหาน้ำท่วมบ่อยครั้ง". BBC News ไทย (in Thai). 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2024-06-02.