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Ben called me the other night on his way home from Chey Saen. He had just come into phone range (about 10 mins from our house). He told me to tell Amelie that he had a surprise for her. Last time he brought home a little turtle for her (which she promptly lost the next day) which was dug up by the excavator digging the dam they are building over there. When I asked what he was, he just said, tell her it’s a reptile. Well… she was most thrilled with the present. As you can see. Bindi is her hero right now (I don’t think it is temporary). And she told us very frankly that she knew how to hold it. She does at least understand not to pick up any old snake. This snake is a sunbeam snake. He is iridescent in the light and actually quite pretty – as snakes go. Amelie woke up the next morning and went straight to the bucket where we had kept him for the night. Didn't even say hi to me. And announced that he was gone. Escaped. Outside I hope!

PS it took me about 20 tries to get these photos on here!