The Mole Monster!

This guy  is what I call a mole monster as he is a mole that I cannot identify. It is not a mole rat because it has hair. The interesting thing on this mole is the nose or should I say snout. It is very flexible but deadly. Deadly by his lower teeth. As I held him with my super gloves, he continued to bite my protected finger over and over again and in different places, but to his dismay, I didn't release him. He was so frustrated. HA!

Bush and me!

What can I say about this picture? It says it all. 

I'm a Father!

This morning I inspected my snakes to find out that one of my Gaboon Adders gave birth to over 30 baby snakes!

  I did have some suspicions the other day as one of the Gaboons were acting a bit strange, moving around the cage and hanging next to the glass window.

  She did seem quite large, but I thought it was because of my over feeding.

 

PEEK A BOO!

I just love this photo, too bad they are poisonous.

There are so many of them that I will not be able to keep them. So I called around and one place in Lusaka said they could take about 5 for their snake farm. So the challenge will be to get them down to the farm within a week.

  Young Gaboon Adders feed on small rodents like small frogs, etc. The good news is that one of our small baby pools are full of tad-pools, soon to be frogs.

Predator!

Today we got in 3 young predator birds. I think they might be Hawks but might be Eagles. Difficult to tell as they are still young and the Mother is not around.

  A few kids showed up at the orphanage with these birds and was looking for a market. I gave them a long lecture about not killing animals etc. and then took the birds to raise. The boys said they threw rocks at the Mother untill she didn't return to the nest, then they found these babies and decided to sell them.

  This is a very typical situation where children are not taught about nature in school and respecting life. When they see any wild life, the first reaction is to kill it, as it is an opportunity for them to benefit from. ....SAD!     

  I am now attempting to feed them three times a day through a modified syringe. A combination mixture of blended fish, goat meat and fluid. I will continue on this diet until I get more information on nutrition.

Check out the talons on this bird.