2023-10-02 17:54:01
The Nature and Forest Department (DNF) found the constrictor-type boa, which had probably escaped from a local resident in Braine-le-Comte. The town had asked residents not to capture the animal themselves if they came across it.
Inside a yellow box, the boa constrictor which caused panic for 48 hours in Braine-le-Comte.
A snake reported this weekend by a walker, which was the subject of a wanted notice and found this followingnoon by a municipal employee. This followingnoon the firefighters managed to catch him in an emergency. “It was the men on guard in Soignies who intervened“, indicates Thomas Depaepe, captain of the Hainaut-Centre emergency zone. “With the advice of our specialized team.“
A relief
For the municipality a relief obviously and for the reptile, direction, the only Walloon center capable of welcoming this type of animal, in the heart of the Pairi Daiza animal park. The snake is not injured, it is difficult to determine its origin. “It certainly comes from an individual who bought it on a stock exchange or on the internet.“, explains Pascal Dortu, head of the Pairi Daiza foundation shelter. “He may have gotten rid of it and said that it was good and that he might release it into the wild. Or maybe the snake escaped from the terrarium.”
Here, we welcome more than 700 of these animals classified as new pets each year.
The detention requires municipal authorization, but it is not uncommon for those with priority to part with it.
Present risks
If this boa is not venomous, the risks are very present. “It’s not made to live with us“, continues Pascal Dortu. “Exotic animals cannot be released into the wild. There is always the risk of being bitten. A child trying to catch it.“
In the followingnoon, the town of Braine-le-Comte regained calm following a few hours of worry, the snake might soon be found in the window of the animal park.
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