Wildlife Encounter Week

Tuesday, I nearly had my toe bit off by a chameleon trying to get to the other side of the road at the exact moment I happened to be walking home. We both jumped and ran as I wondered, 'what are the chances of that happening? ' Chameleons are exceedingly rare around here, only spotted every couple of years.

Thursday, I saw a mongoose dash out a driveway, then flip 180 degrees and plunge back into the thicket. I'd never seen a mongoose run like that. The reason was close behind- Killer Housecat. This time, the mongoose was the cleverer and escaped, as puzzled KH wandered aimlessly down the road. But it was a close call. Sometimes I really hate cats.

I have never seen so many baby geckos running around, how do they survive-a bitesize morsel for any hairy spider or reptile-savoring bird.

And to cap off the week, I just opened my door to see a fairly-large-what-I-hope-was-a-cherai slither along my wall at chest height - meaning I got a really good look at him. I say I hope it was a cherai because that means good luck as against a cobra which is generally considered rather less fortunate. The question being "which is it?". Because as I start gathering info, it seems just as likely to have been one as the other.