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In Cambodia, a trouser snake is only 5 of 10 on the “I’ll be damned” scale:

From the Phnom Penh Post 21 Sep 2007:

SEPTEMBER 7: Police arrested Sor Roeum, 25, and Tes Touch, 25, who killed Yim Sam Ol, 41, in Prey Kantout village, Pursat province. Police said the murder happened after Sam Ol hinted that he had sex with Roeum’s wife while they were drinking wine the previous night. Sam Ol was beaten on the back of his head with a stick and killed with a heavy knife while walking home after being drunk.

SEPTEMBER 9: American, Daniel Jakob Thoreux Divison, 39, and his interpreter Hul Sophoan, 42, were arrested after police found a package of drugs and a little scale while sitting at 4am on Kampuchea Krom boulevard corner street 265 in Teuk Laak 1 commune, Phnom Penh.

SEPTEMBER 10: Kim Hoeun, 77, was murdered at 10:10pm at his wooden house in Kauk Romeat commune, Banteay Meanchey province. Police said Hoeun was shot once in the chest with an AK-47. Police suspected revenge attack was a reason for the killing because villagers were not happy with him as he knows magic and sorcery.

SEPTEMBER 11: Seng Rasmey, 23, a gold vendor, was robbed at 5:10pm while he was in a car parked in front of his house on Sothearous boulevard in Chey Chumnas commune, Phnom Penh. Rasmey told police a man aimed a handgun at his wife and threatened to kill her if she shouted for help while leaving the car and walking home. Rasmey said three robbers escaped on a motorbike after grabbing from his wife two jewelry baskets valued at $80,000.

SEPTEMBER 11: Police are looking for Yeung Arth, 27, who escaped after killing his brother, Yeung Ork, 29, in Neang Teut commune, Kampong Cham province. Police said Ork was chopped seven times with an ax and he died later of massive head injuries at a provincial hospital. Police said Arth was angry after hearing that Ork raped an 18-year-old sister.

SEPTEMBER 13: Sar Prahim, 38, a Muslim widower, was sent to a hospital after acid burned his face in Cheay Sambath village, Kampong Cham province. Police said Prahim had acid water poured on his face while asleep at his house when he was drunk the previous night. Police suspected love affair as the reason for the acid attack because Prahim had left his wife and started a relationship with another woman.

SEPTEMBER 15: Mao Saran, 21, was arrested for a murder she committed two days ago in Tar Phol village, Siem Reap province. Police said Saran killed Thy Kath, 36, a motorbike taxi driver. Saran confessed that she killed Kath because he forced her to have sex like in a pornographic film. Police said Kath was stabbed in the throat and had his neck cut of with a knife while having sex with Saran at a guesthouse where he was found dead.