Dec. 29 (UPI) — A employee at a fruit and produce distribution heart in Ontario made a shocking discovery in a field of tomatillos: a snake that stowed away from Mexico.
The Toronto Wildlife Center stated in an Instagram submit {that a} meals terminal worker named Troy referred to as the Wildlife Hotline for assist when he opened a field of inexperienced tomatillos and got here nose to nose with an orange and brown serpent.
The snake, recognized as a northern cat-eyed snake, apparently had stowed away from Mexico to Canada with the produce.
“Although the veterinary workforce confirmed the snake was in good well being, he was nonetheless a good distance from home,” the submit stated. “Our workforce is presently engaged on a plan to return this unintentional traveler again to his native atmosphere.”
