A Post for Mr. E

The other weekend we visited on the phone with our buddies around the corner where we lived.  I was questioned by Mr. E as to if we had spotted any pythons.  When I said no, he asked "any anacondas?"  Again I had to give a negative reply. Disappointed he firmly instructed me "I think you need to go hiking in Africa and see some anacondas and pythons!"  I promised that if I did spot any of those snakes I would take a picture for him.  I won't pretend that I'm not just fine with the fact that in our area pythons and anacondas are not seen.  And the snakes that do live around here, I really am not interested in seeing.  My record of no snake spotting while on assignment is, well, spotless. (Except at zoos. I've seen pythons and anacondas at zoos. And other varieties.) Which is fine, because the snakes where we go have nasty reputations.  However, just a few days after our conversation, a little snake was spotted by the construction offices by Matt.  He didn't get a picture, but a few days after that, the cheeky little guy was seen hanging around near the conference room.  A sister who loves animals recognized it as a Night Adder. Remembering our promise to take a picture if we saw a snake Matt was able to get this documentation for Mr. E.

After his photo shoot, the sister relocated him to a safe place.

So there you go bud, this post was just for you.  We miss you and your brother, and your mom and dad.  Hope to talk to you again soon and see what you thought of the snake.  I know it's no anaconda or python but it might be the only picture of a snake we get here.  ( I really hope it is.)