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Posted by W von Papineäu on July 16, 2003 at 13:25:50:
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (Manitoba) 16 July 03 Society's snake sleuths seek owner (Shannon Montgomery)
Confusion over the ownership of an exotic corn snake found sunning itself on a sidewalk several weeks ago has forced Winnipeg Humane Society workers to become sleuths of the snake world. There's not a lot to distinguish one snake from another, said society spokesperson Aileen White. Each corn snake will have similar scales, similar patterns and similar flicking tongues. And it's unlikely a snake is going to come slithering in joy when its owner enters the building.
More than 30 people have called the Humane Society to report losing a corn snake since the Free Press published the story.
Corn snakes are found in subtropical and temperate regions of North America, Europe and Asia. They are very friendly and one of the most common snakes kept as pets.
With such high numbers of potential owners to wade through, workers are taking an in-depth look at exactly what it is that makes a snake unique.
They have been hard at work with the meagre clues they can gather, comparing pictures, measurements and the results of interviews with possible owners to find the little orange snake his home.
White said yesterday the snake remains at the society's Reptile Rescue. Several people have handed in photographs, she said, but it's very difficult to use these as evidence.
"Pictures don't really help because they all look the same," she said. "A snake is a snake is a snake."
She said this results in many people being absolutely positive the captured snake is the one they lost.