Discovery outside the kitchen!

Winston Rojas with Tigre snake

So today I decided not to take my camera to work, and of course there was an interesting find…

 There was a three foot long Tigre (Spilotes pullatus) snake outside the kitchen this morning, which definitely got our attention! Pictured is my brother-in-law, Winston Rojas (the known snake handler at work) holding him/her. The snake was mainly black above with white markings on the underside and through the face. It’s a non-venomous snake and is known to eat mainly small mammals and birds, like everything else it has an extremely important role to play in our environment. They help control our pest population, so we need to learn put our fears aside and show these creatures respect, for we are all sharing this earth. Live and let live!

Be good,

D. 

Above photo courtesy © Jobe Millington of Asa Wright Nature Center