Saving Snakes

Category: 4. Colubridae - TYPICAL SNAKES | Date: Nov 21 2007 | By: admin

This morning a good specimen of the rare Watamu Bark Snake Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii was collected from Mr. Mickey Fernandez’s house on plot 41, Watamu. The snake was taken back to Bio-Ken for further study. Several of these snakes have been collected from the beach plots in Watamu. This means that hopefully their numbers in the wild are still good in the area. over 27 years of recording at Bio-Ken we have found all specimens between plot 5 and temple point at the end of the beach and not anywhere else. Photo by Dr. Wolfgang Wuster

Technorati : Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii, Watamu Bark Snake

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Category: A. SNAKES, F. OTHER STUFF | Date: Nov 21 2007 | By: admin

Bio-Ken Snake Farm in Watamu, Kenya is actively involved in the saving of snakes. This is our first post and over the next few weeks we hope to introduce you to the active work we are doing in the field. Please check out our web site until then www.bio-ken.com Below is a picture of an Egyptian Cobra Naja haje that was saved from being beaten to death two years ago.The photograph was taken a last year by Anton Childs of Bio-Ken and although the snake has a broken back and therefore will never be released as you can see she is looking great and has helped us address the subject of killing snakes unnecessarily with this excellent portrait.

Technorati : Egyptian Cobra, Naja haje

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