I am happy to say that there believed to be no poisonous
snakes on the island which is most reassuring.
However, we do get to see a few which are mostly quite small (by snake
standards, that is). The boa constrictor
can cause damage and we have been known to have one or more in the aviary of
birds and, despite being able to squeeze its slim body through the small bars,
should it manage to catch and devour a small bird such as a budgie or lovebird,
it cannot then exit in the same way it entered as its body becomes too
fat!! The only one Charlie encountered
in this scenario met its death with a machete but took some 45 minutes to catch
and destroy.
The one in this photo was just a baby and enjoying life on
the cactus outside so was allowed to live its life in peace.
The other most common snake here is the tree snake and comes
in various colours ranging from bright blue to bright green and is actually very
pretty.
This one yesterday decided to
catch a frog and take up residence in the coco palm just outside my window and,
as long as he decides to stay outside of the house, he is welcome and under no
threat from me.
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