Manitoba has long been rumoured to be the home of the reptilian world’s most elusive member, the “Snow Snake” (Serpentius niveus). Thought to be circumpolar in distribution, the only other verified sightings come from halfway around the world in the Siberian outpost of Ophidiostok, near it’s renowned vodka distillery. These snakes are mostly white to light grey in color and have been reported with a red/orange tongue with similarly colored bulging eyes.
Early explorers to Manitoba left some anecdotal evidence by crude drawings on birch bark however some authors have denounced these images as mere doodles representing smoke rising from camp fires. Further reports of snow snakes have come from surveyors but these consist mainly of tracks and other sign left in the snow leading off into the bush from the back of local taverns where the snow snake is believed to have been scavenging for food scraps. It has also been reported that these sightings have an odd monthly periodicity around the 15th and 30th of each winter month.
The debate is now over following the publishing of photos of snow snakes lounging in spruce trees and on other horizontal structures near the back nine of a local golf course by an enthusiast on his way home from a New Years party when he found he still had some battery strength for his cell phone camera. Some of these photos have been included for your viewing which just goes to show you should always have a camera ready.
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