JOHOR BARU: Everytime it floods, residents in Kampung Laut in Skudai, scramble to change into their pants to avoid slithery guests from sliding up their legs.
Folks here not only have to worry about watery woes when it pours, but also have to look out for snakes.
The village, which is located along Sungai Skudai, is a common habitat for various types of snakes and monitor lizards.
Contract worker S. Kumarasami, 39, said it was common for Kampung Laut residents to see snakes such as pythons, cobras and huge monitor lizards swimming near them when they evacuated their homes due to floods.
He was one of the 60 villagers who were still taking shelter at a flood relief centre in SK Batu 10.
Kumarasami, who has been living in Kampung Laut for more than 30 years, said thankfully, there had not been any untoward incidents of residents getting bitten by the reptiles.
“We have some sort of understanding with them.
“If we do not disturb them, they will not harm us,” he said.
He added that usually when residents came across the snakes or the lizards, they would keep still and refrain from looking directly at them.
Kampung Melayu Batu 10 village chief Ismail Talib, 60, said Kampung Laut had been hit by floods three times this year.
He added that the flood waters would usually reach as high as one meter if it rained heavily.
Extracted from The Star, Malaysia
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