Tag Archives: snake
How’d you like to find this in your house? Posted by Rachel on Jun 3, 2009
This week, a family found this in their house in a rural part of Goiás state: The five meter-long, 75 kilo snake was captured by firemen and was brought to a wildlife treatment center. It will soon be released back into the wild. According to the authorities, there have been an increase in calls to…
A very unwelcome surprise Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 2, 2008
On Monday, a man driving his car in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais had a nasty surprise. As he was driving, a baby cascavel (rattlesnake) fell onto his lap. He immediately pulled over the car, and the authorities managed to capture the snake and bring it to the Polícia Ambiental (the Environmental Police). The man and…