Disappearing Act

Niko named his snake Houdini because it kept hiding when the sales lady tried to put it in the box. The first couple of days at our house, we had a heck of a time finding him hiding in the habitat.

 

Last night Kelly told me that the door on the habitat was open, and - you guessed it - like his namesake, Houdini had disappeared. Meanwhile, Gus's (apparently) less-aptly named Herakles stayed behind clearly not interested in the world outside the habitat.

You may remember our previous snake, Zeus, left the habitat and was never seen again. Well, Kelly found Herakles - that's the good news. The bad news is the snake was on the floor in Kelly's office - two distinct puncture wounds apparently striking the fatal blow.

Although there is no direct proof, and we chose not to conduct a forensic investigation, the puncture wounds seemingly correspond to a cat's canine teeth - it's "fangs." Although innocent unless proven guilty, it looks as if another innocent victim falls to our own feline Jack-the-Ripper.

Happy hunting, Houdini - wherever you may be.