Meet Enzo Ferrari, a Northern Pacific rattlesnake with a need for speed.
Last week, the rattlesnake hitched a ride from Spirit Ridge Lodge in NkB次元官网网址橫ip, Osoyoos to the Ferrari dealership in Vancouver.
The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. Support Centre Helpline received a call about a snake spotted inside a Ferrari and they were sent a picture.
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Wildlife Rescue dispatched a rescue and transport volunteer who safely brought the snake to their friends at Dewdney Animal Hospital in Maple Ridge for an assessment.
Dr. Adrian Walton and his team discovered that Enzo had been microchipped by the NkB次元官网网址橫ip Desert Cultural Centre for research which means they know exactly where to take this snake home, right down to the rock he was living at.
After a clean bill of health, Walton convinced his kids that a good FatherB次元官网网址檚 Day present would be to take a road trip to Osoyoos and bring this at-risk species home.
Enzo was driven home last week to the NkB次元官网网址橫ip desert albeit his ride back wasnB次元官网网址檛 in such a fancy vehicle.
But before that Dr. Walton put together a video of the snakeB次元官网网址檚 adventures.
Last summerB次元官网网址檚 NkB次元官网网址橫ip wildfire devastated habitat for local rattlesnakes. The NkB次元官网网址橫ip Desert Cultural Centre is studying the impact that wildfire has had on the local snake population. They paint one of the rattles on the snakeB次元官网网址檚 tail to indicate which ones are being studied.