Six-legged frog brings good luck as bloke goes on huge gambling streak

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six-legged golden frog says it's lucky after he went on a winning gambling streak.Somboon Tuakrua from Phayao province, Northern Thailand, said the frog hopped along into his life around a year ago.The 50-year-old, who lives in the province's Mueang district said his little reptilian buddy turned up at his house one day and has bought him good luck ever since.READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE 'Frightened' Putin 'getting closer to launching nuclear strike' warns ex-RAF chiefSpeaking to local media outlets, Somboon said the frog was a chilled-out character and was easy to catch.He popped the amphibian in a well, which the little chap made his home, Thaiger reports.Somboon claims that his good fortune has come in return for him looking after the frog, which was the inspiration for the gambling streak.The number six has been at the centre of his remarkable run, a number he has gone to because of his little-buddies total leg count.Tuakrua even reckons that the frog not only has six feet but also changes colour between green and gold.The cute little croaker isn’t the only lucky mutant animal to make a name for itself in Thailand recently though.Big Bum Farm in Nong Khai province in northeast Thailand became the home of a four-legged chicken that was said to bring good luck to anyone who laid eyes on it.People hoping to get a little lucky are understood to have made the journey to get some of what the feathered friend had to offer.National Geographic claims that a parasitic infection is a common cause of frogs being born with extra legs.Ribeiroia is a flatworm that can attack tadpoles and get into the little stumps that will one day turn onto their legs.In some cases, this will result in a frog developing more legs, in others, it will cause.