Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Who let the “Snake” Out…!!! who..who..

Another hot, sunny & dry day in Houston.. As usual.. my daily routine task when I get home from work—>give my trees and vegetables a cold shower...

When it’s “Ong Choy” turn to get shower.. Saw a rare visitor resting underneath the leaf… See pictures below for details..


Photographer: Xiao Cindy
Snake Hunter: CW

“Ong Choy” also known as kongxincai (Chinese: 空心菜);water spinach, kangkung(Malay), eng chai(Hokkien), ong choy or tung choi (Cantonese pronunciation of )

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This is our backyard visitor for the day.. “Ah
Not sure whether it’s venomous.. IMG_3789

According to my wife, the snake does not look like venomous, so it should be non-venomous snake. I said, OK, Sorry, won’t take a chance… grab my spade then “chop chop chop”..end of story..
All I can say is RIP “Ah

part of the snake body after “chop chop chop”… IMG_3793


Fresh cut water Spinach.. Ready to cook..  Anyone interested..? ^^
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