This skin once belonged to a healthy ‘tet chien,” the dreaded boa constrictor found in many parts of rural Dominica. The skinning of these snakes was very popular but it has lost its appeal.
Photo by Kevin Bellot
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It is against the Law of Dominica to kill the Tete Chien (Boa Constrictor Nebulosus)It isfoundonly in Dominica,It keeps the rat on the run .If the Rat gets too comfortable it will reproduce in great abundance and we will be overun by them.
i hate snakes but stil dont kill them but please keep them away from me
Kill off de snakes, then dirty de land with rat poison, which kills all the grass birds and dem too. Some of us live only for ourselves with no concern about the future of our beautiful land.
I wish to ditto negre mawon’s comments. Ask any farmer with a couple of boas (tet-chyen) on his land about the benefits of having those reptiles around. Results? NO RATS to eat his produce!!!
A most unusual photo (note that after how many days only 4 comments so far). Kevin Bellot, How long is that skin? Couple more tit-bits about our tet-chyen. (1) They do not lay eggs, but give live birth, (2) Found out recently that our tet-chyen is found nowhere else in the world (just as the Bwa Kwaib, the Sisserou and the Jaco), and tet-chyen can slowly pull themselves backwards (i.e. like in reverse gear)!
I hope this snake died a natural death and wasn’t MURDERED by a deranged lunatic.
Leave the snakes alone!!!. They play a vital role in our ecosystem
isn’t chien Dog?
Admin: The name ‘tet chien’ literally means ‘dog’s head.’ That is the locals call the snake.
Admin, your use of the word “locals” to refer to Dominicans almost sounds snobbish, don’t you think?
This is so disgusting its not funny. Thats some picture of the day.
Intriguing!!!!!