Do not eliminate forest animals

HEAVY rains might clean forest animals out of their environment and press them nearer to suburbs as they look for food. Senior video game warden Steve Seepersad provided a tip to the general public not to eliminate these animals, however to call wildlife authorities to recover and return them to their environments. The appeal was made after video game wardens on Tuesday reacted to a call from a Sangre Grande house owner where a red-tailed boa, in your area called a macajuel, was discovered in a chicken cage after heavy over night showers. Seepersad stated the heavy rains will result in the emerging of snakes and other animals, which do not posture a danger however require help to go back to their natural surroundings. He applauded the house owner for looking for help instead of taking matters into her own hands. “The macajuel that was spotted (Tuesday) early morning was obtained, transferred and launched in a safe location, so this time there was a pleased ending. We are grateful to members of the general public who take this strategy. “These animals are safeguarded and we prompt the members of the general public who discover animals such as snakes on their properties to call the wildlife authorities for them to record them and launch them securely to the wild. Do not let the very first impulse be to eliminate,” stated Seepersad. The boa constrictor is native to Trinidad and it eats little rodents and birds. The senior video game warden stated the one that was discovered in Sangre Grande was roughly four-and-a-half-feet (1.4 metres) long and about 18 months old. “It was discovered in the ceiling of the chicken cage. It was found before it got a possibility to hunt. It was twisted around a winch that is utilized for the circulation of the chicken feed. It was just looking for food,” he stated. “The basic fear is that snakes threaten and the very first thing to do when you see a snake is to eliminate it. This is not so. Snakes are secured animals, and they might be safe unless cornered when their impulse is to combat back. “Only the poisonous snakes are the ones that you can eliminate on your personal property, not on State land. These poisonous snakes are both types of mapepire and both types of coral. “Snakes such as the macajuel and rainbow boas are referred to as “rat snakes” and have no venom. The authorities such as the Wildlife Section of the Forestry Division must be gotten in touch with and informed if these animals are discovered on the residential or commercial property,” stated Seepersad. He stated that over the last few years, there had actually been a boost in ads for the sale of wildlife on social networks. On Sunday, Seepersad challenged a guy from Cascadoux Village, Ortoire, Mayaro, who had actually published a green anaconda for sale for $1,000. Seepersad, together with policeman, fulfilled the guy and the animal was taken. The snake was around 11 feet (3.4 metres) long and weighed simply over 60 pounds (27 kilogrammes). “The male declared he discovered it in his farming garden and captured it. It is rather possible that if he had not done that, another person would have eliminated it due to the fact that it can seem extremely challenging. “I applauded him for conserving its life, however I informed him on the law as it associated to snakes and anacondas in Trinidad. The snake was obtained, was taken a look at by a vet and launched into a location near to its environment,” he stated. The Wildlife Section of the Forestry Division can be called at 225-3835.

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