Remembering the discovery
After the initial analysis, Dr. Allen turned to me. “Can you tell me exactly how you found it?” he asked. I took a deep breath and remembered the scene from the morning. “I was weeding near the roses when something caught my eye. At first, it looked like an ordinary snake stuck halfway into the ground.” His brief nod encouraged me to continue. “But that wasn’t all – it had little arms, for sure.”

The memory of the discovery
