Phonchanok Srisunaklua, who identified herself as Khru (teacher) Jui in her video, faces up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to 500,000 baht (about $13,800) for possession of protected wildlife carcasses and computer hacking crimes . Crimes Act (2007) in Sakhon Nakhon Province, Thailand. Srisunaklua, who is also a teacher, posted the video on her Facebook page Kin Saeb Nua Nua (Eating it Delicious and Hot), which has 392,000 followers. In the video, Srisunaklua can be seen opening the wings of the lesser Asian yellow bat before tearing them off to consume them. He reportedly bought the bats at a market near the Laos border in northern Thailand, where bats infected with SARS-CoV-2’s closest relative can also be found. More from NextShark: Online search for mystery owner of missing SD card full of 2008 Beijing Olympics photos The woman described the bat, which was boiled in a bowl of spicy soup, as “delicious”. She reportedly said it was her first time consuming a bat, adding that her nails smelled like a rat and her skin was sticky. She told viewers she wasn’t trying to spread any coronavirus, as residents of her area also ate bats. However, many viewers found the video disturbing and criticized her for putting herself at risk of breaking out new illnesses. “If you’re going to die, die alone. No one will blame you. But you’ll be damned if you start a pandemic,” one viewer reportedly wrote. More from NextShark: Young girl wows the internet with insanely flexible moves in viral video On Monday, Srisunaklua wrote that she was “still alive” under her post and added that the video was shot two days earlier. After the video went viral, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) warned the public not to eat bats for health reasons. Dr Chakkarat Pittayawong-anont, director of the Department of Epidemiology at DDC, said people can easily catch diseases from bats, adding that their droppings alone can cause respiratory infections. The story continues “I was shocked when I saw it in the clip now. Because the incident should not happen both in Thailand and around the world, it is very dangerous behavior, especially as bats have many pathogens. There is no evidence that hot water temperature will actually kill germs. Just touching saliva, blood and skin is considered a risk,” said Veterinarian Pattaraphon Manee-on of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation: More from NextShark: Toronto bakery declares #multiAsian after customer rejections deemed them ‘not normal’ “In addition to the disease concern in bats, this woman could be guilty of breaching the Conservation and Protection and Wildlife Act, BE 2019, because bats are protected animals,” he added. On Tuesday, Kaset Sutecha, a lecturer at Kasetsart Universikhruty’s School of Veterinary Medicine, was quoted as saying that there are more than 60 types of viruses that have been identified in bats that can spread to humans. He also noted that the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, was spread to humans by bats. Although Zooey initially denied the allegations, she later posted a new video online to apologize to “society, doctors, journalists, colleagues, family and friends,” adding that she “didn’t think ». More from NextShark: ‘China’s most handsome man’ to sue online critics who say he’s nothing more than an attractive face Srisunaklua also vowed never to consume bats again. Featured image via Facebook
