These vids were taken at the teacher’s accommodations we rented (House 109) at Khao Yai National Park from November 9 to 11, 2009. It rained every day, which brings the leeches out in great numbers. I had a few actually on my feet during different times, but none were on long enough to feast on my ambrosial blood. Too bad.
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Part 1 is very blurry and hard to see, but contains brutal leech burning imagery as an added bonus:
Thai language note: These leeches, on land, are called “taak.” Ones in the water are “prin” (pronounced like pudding in Japanese without the hard “r”) The hand-sized ones in the water are called “prin quai” (buffalo leeches).
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uh-huh, yeah, like I will ever want to go there, right? Leeches just freak me out!
I had no idea they moved lie that! So gross, but oddly fascinating….until you started BURNING them!
I almost ate the one I burned, too, but I didn’t want it to be the very first thing I ate.
Actually, I wonder what they taste like…