Mum's a little annoyed with me at the moment, and if she ever watches Nodame, she would probably be accusing me of setting up my own 変態の森.... All for the simple reason that there's now a paradise tree snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) in the freezer!! 
Image taken from http://www.flyingsnake.org/
Mum's being extra paranoid after all the HFMD and bird flu outbreaks, so Mr Chrysopelea is in a-ziplock-wrapped- in-newspaper- in-a-plastic-bag- in-yet-another-ziplock- in-a-plastic-bag-placed- in-a-box-with-aluminium-foil- in-a-third-plastic-bag. A bit of an overkill in my opinion, and the wrapping process probably could have stopped after the 2nd ziplock but since the fridge and the kitchen is my mum's domain, anything to make her happy.
The snake was brought to the office after one of the guys came back from his lunchtime jog around the gardens. It was already (freshly) dead when found, and a rather pristine specimen. Have never been much of a snake person unlike chimck and SJ, and the only species I am comfortable with (dead or alive) is the dog-faced watersnake (Cerberus rynchops). Considering my last serpentine encounter was with a live spitting cobra (Naja Sumatrana) behind office just after our big move, I wasn't too keen on giving the snake a photoshoot. (Robin did take a couple of shots though). I must say that the paradise tree/flying snake IS a rather pretty snake, and looks rather graceful when it glides from tree to tree.
So how did it end up in my freezer? It's actually en route to RMBR at NUS, where we have our critter specimen repository. Would be dropping over at the museum to pass over some other stuff, so am acting as snake courier......
Image taken from http://www.flyingsnake.org/
Mum's being extra paranoid after all the HFMD and bird flu outbreaks, so Mr Chrysopelea is in a-ziplock-wrapped- in-newspaper- in-a-plastic-bag- in-yet-another-ziplock- in-a-plastic-bag-placed- in-a-box-with-aluminium-foil- in-a-third-plastic-bag. A bit of an overkill in my opinion, and the wrapping process probably could have stopped after the 2nd ziplock but since the fridge and the kitchen is my mum's domain, anything to make her happy.
The snake was brought to the office after one of the guys came back from his lunchtime jog around the gardens. It was already (freshly) dead when found, and a rather pristine specimen. Have never been much of a snake person unlike chimck and SJ, and the only species I am comfortable with (dead or alive) is the dog-faced watersnake (Cerberus rynchops). Considering my last serpentine encounter was with a live spitting cobra (Naja Sumatrana) behind office just after our big move, I wasn't too keen on giving the snake a photoshoot. (Robin did take a couple of shots though). I must say that the paradise tree/flying snake IS a rather pretty snake, and looks rather graceful when it glides from tree to tree.
So how did it end up in my freezer? It's actually en route to RMBR at NUS, where we have our critter specimen repository. Would be dropping over at the museum to pass over some other stuff, so am acting as snake courier......
2 comments:
Haha, at least it's only a paradise tree snake. Could have been worse. Could have been a decomposing dugong or dolphin. =P
And yes, the paradise tree snake is truly beautiful. Saw one at Sungei Buloh earlier this year.
*yikes* anything decomposing is NOT gonna enter my freezer!!
This one was freshly dead... Do hope it died due to old age and not some weird illness...
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