VIDEO: Woman arrested after filming herself eating a “spicy and delicious” BAT and posting a clip on YouTube

A Thai The woman was arrested earlier this month after filming herself enjoying a bowl of bat soup, made from a protected species, and posting a video of the disgusting act on YouTube.

Phonchanok Srisunaklua posted the video on his channel, titled “Gin Zap Bep Nua Nua,” which roughly translates to “eating spicy and delicious” in English, according to the daily mail.

A Thai woman was arrested this month after filming herself devouring a bowl of bat soup.

Thai woman, described as a teacher, filmed herself enjoying bat soup in a video posted on YouTube

The stomach-churning one-minute, 40-second clip shows the woman sitting at a table in front of a bowl of dark-colored soup containing cherry tomatoes and several lesser Asian yellow bats.

Srisunaklua, described as a master, then proceeds to collect one of the dead bats and butchers it before dipping the meat in a sauce known as Nim Jam.

During the viral video, he allegedly told viewers that it was his first time eating a bat, adding that he had bought the protected species at a market near the Lao border in northern Thailand.

He then praised the haunting dish, describing the soup as “delicious” while comparing the texture to raw meat.

Parks and Wildlife officials point out the danger of humans eating bats, calling it “very risky behavior”

The head of the wildlife health management group at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said he was “shocked” by the viral video, noting that eating bats poses a serious health risk to wildlife. humans.

“Because the incident shouldn’t happen both in Thailand and around the world, it’s a very risky behavior, especially as bats have a lot of pathogens,” Pattaraphon Manee-on explained.

Manee-on went on to say that no amount of preparation or heat can make bats safe to eat, saying even touching the wild animal’s saliva, blood and fur is considered “a risk.”

What did Phonchanok Srisunaklua do? Thai blogger faces 5 years in prison for eating a whole bat in a viral video.

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“There is no proof that hot water temperature actually kills germs. Just touching saliva, blood, and skin is considered a risk. In addition to the concern about disease in bats, this woman could be guilty of violating the Wildlife and Preservation and Protection Act, BE 2019, because bats are protected animals.”

Thai woman who eats bats arrested, now faces 5-year jail sentence and $13,800 fine

Srisunaklua was eventually arrested shortly after the video went viral and charged with “possession of carcasses of protected wildlife” and “crimes in violation of the Computer Crimes Act,” the outlet reports.

Although he initially denied the accusations, he eventually ended up posting an apology video where he told viewers that he would never eat a bat again.

He now faces a five-year jail sentence and a $13,800 fine, according to the outlet.