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Jamaica Yellow Boa in the Mango Tree

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Jamaica Yellow Boa in Negril

Jamaica Yellow Boa in the Mango Tree

There is a yellow boa in the mango tree outside and the locals are having a fit. Jamaicans DO NOT like snakes and this one was almost dead if I had not told them they could be fined up to $100,000 jamaican dollars for killing it. They want it out of the mango tree and I sent an email to SOS Wildlife Jamaica and they called me back to say they had no one in Negril that could come and catch the snake but they might have a person here on Wednesday. If they do then they will send him over and he will assist us in relocating the snake to a safer place.

The Jamaican Yello Boa is endemic to Jamaica and a Protected Species. The yellow boa in the tree outside looks to be about 6 feet long and 4 inches in diameter. The snake guy I spoke with said it was probably a female and she had eaten some rats in the tree and was sunning to digest them. This guy may make a trip all the way from Mobay to make sure the snake is unharmed and he said its vital we save all the females we can.

Anyone live in Negril want to climb this tree and catch a 6 foot snake?

Flowers from the yard at Devine Destiny

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Red Hibiscus from Negril Jamaica

Red Ixora

Wild Orchid

Purple Boungainvillea

Red Peppers

Here are some of the flowers in bloom in the yard this week. Of course there are always some flowers in bloom here in Jamaica and even today in the month of January we have some lovely blooms.


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