I Found This Snake in My Garden… But When the Vet Saw It, He Turned Pale and Shouted, “Call Emergency Services Immediately!”

Navigating the book of reptiles

Dr. Allen walked over to an old bookshelf and pulled out a thick, dusty book full of pictures of reptiles. He laid it open on the table and began to flip through it slowly, his eyes scanning each page in search of something that matched our enigmatic visitor. “This volume covers numerous species,” he explained without lifting his head. I leaned forward slightly and tried to follow the illustrations, which showed creatures as fascinating as they were strange.

Leafing through the book of reptiles