Athena, Kettle, & Cob

Corn Snakes

Athena

Athena came to the Center in quite a unique fashion. Every day the Center gets calls from the people in the state (and sometimes out of the state) with questions in regards to native flora and fauna. However, sometimes we get calls such as the one that lead to Athena, the call starting with someone in a warehouse finding a white snake. At first the staff thought that the snake found was a rare albino native snake, but when the snake arrived at the Center we found that it was in fact a Corn Snake. Corn Snakes are native to southeastern and central America but not CT. Athena turned out to be a released pet and without any protection from the harsh winters, camouflage or wild instincts she would not survived much longer in that warehouse. Luckily, she was taken in and properly cared for by the volunteers and staff at the Center. Athena is now one of our favorites and comes on many programs throughout the year to teach children about snakes and share her story.

Kettle

Peter was brought to the Center in 2014 at the age of eleven. He is an albino corn snake just like Iris and is completely white with red eyes. He is a male and is much larger than the other corn snakes in the enclosure, measuring close to 4 feet long. Peter was bought from a local pet store and owned by resident in West Hartford CT who could no longer care for him because he was moving into a new apartment.

Cob

Phil is a young corn snake hatched out here at the Center in August of 2015. When he first hatched out he was thinner than a pencil and only about 7 inches long. His other siblings that hatched out with him were donated out to other sanctuaries. Currently he is kept off display since he is still young, but as he gets larger he will be introduced to the rest of the adult corn snakes.

Resident of both Canton and West Hartford campus