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Naga the fabulous serpent

 

 In Thai culture, traditions and rituals, Nagas are considered the protectors of water a symbol of water and it serves as the guardian of Buddhism.

 

 

The white snake

 

  The white snake at Nong Han Chaloem Phra Kiat Park.

 

close up of the white snake

 

  Close up of the white snake located at the Kasetsart University Lotus and Waterlily Park

 

 

Nong Han and white snake

 

  The white snake lives at the wetlands of the Nong Han Chaloem Phra Kiat Park.

 

 

Nong Han Chaloem Phra Kiat Park

 

 The Nong Han Chaloem Phra Kiat Park with lots of lotus flowers and a Walking Street across the wetland.

 

 

Naga at Phu Phan Museum

 

 

naga at Phu Phan Museum

 

  This naga is located just outside the Sakon Nakhon Phu Phan Museum in the middle of a roundabout.

 

 

naga closeup

 

   Closeup of the naga.

 

 

naga sculpture at Suvarnabhumi airport

 

  A three headed Naga sculpture in Suvarnabhumi Airport. It is waiting for travelers departing from Suvarnabhumi Airport. We see this expert craftsmanship everywhere in Thailand. This expressive art flows in the veins of Thai artists.

 

 

Nāga at our home (smile)

 

 

snake in the pool

 

   Sometimes we see her in the pool busy trying to find something to eat.

 

 

snake on the way to the roof for shedding the skin

 

   Here she goes to the roof to shed her skin and leave the old skin behind - snakes shed their skin because it no longer fits. Shedding the skin also helps remove parasites.

 

 

the empty skin is visible under the roof

 

   Our naga leaves its shed skin behind, visible for us hanging from the roof. This snake loves our roof very much and another cleaning job is waiting for us.

 

 

catch the snake

 

   After she sheds her skin we ask a friend to catch the snake and show her the way out returning to her to the natural environment.

 

 

our own little naga

 

   Our own little 2-head Naga is protecting the entrance.

 

 

Nagas are everywhere

 

 

picture of a Naga in a temple in Hanoi / Vietnam

 

   Naga in a temple in Hanoi / Vietnam. Recently seen during our visit to Hanoi, Vietnam.

 

 

sculpture of Naga's in a thousands-year-old Chinese school in Hanoi / Vietnam.

 

   Naga's in a thousands-year-old Chinese school in Hanoi / Vietnam.

 

 

sculpture of a giant naga in Thailand that appears to move across the terrain for many meters. (Wat Tham Pha Daen, Sakon Nakhon)

 

   A giant Naga in Thailand that appears to move across the terrain for many meters (Wat Tham Pha Daen, Sakon Nakhon).

 

 

Naga's on Coke cans.

 

   We even found Naga's on Coke cans!

 

 

picture of Phaya Anantanakharat at the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge No.2

 

   View from the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge No.2. The photo of the naga (Phaya Anantanakharat) was taken from one of the buses that cross the bridge every hour. Recently seen during our visit to Savannakhet in Laos. These buses travel between the two border areas of Mukdahan province in Thailand and the city of Savannakhet in Laos.

 

 

 

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Content last change: April 24 2024