I was walking up to the gym to drop off my recycling, casually minding my own business. On the walk up to campus, I walked by a small banana farm. Now there are normally goats and cows hanging out there but today, I saw a boa constrictor!! It was semi-hiding in the grass but I did see it! If I had to guess, it was probably 8-feet long. I didn't stand around for too long because I didn't want the boa to get interested in me. I kept on walking (I treated it like the I treat the cows....give it a wide berth and just kind of ignore it). I really wish I had my camera because it was definitely one of the most amazing things I have seen since coming to the island!
This does make me slightly worried about walking that path at night. It would be pretty terrifying to be trudging along after studying all day and then....BAM...come face-to-face with an 8-foot long snake. Nope, not my cup of tea. I think I might take the long way home for a while. Give the boa time to move on to a new home. Also I have the boa doesn't decide my apartment complex would make a great new home. I know it has nice gardens and all but I really don't want to have having to battle a boa constrictor for my hammock.
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| My worst nightmare! Having to wrestle a boa in my apartment! (picture link) |
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Hahaha! So you know what is the best thing about living on a tropical island? You can come up with a great April Fools story that people believe. I successfully tricked everyone today! So hopefully I continued that trend by tricking you as well!
I loved how everyone reacted differently to hearing my story of seeing a giant snake. My mom was extremely concerned for my safety, my sister wanted to know if I took a picture, Carter wanted to know if the snake moved fast and my dad wanted to know if I had seen a parrot yet. At least everyone believed me haha.
Well hopefully this brought a smile to your face and just remember...........APRIL FOOLS from the sunny island of Dominica!
