A Navosa farmer says a snake will always be a snake.

That’s after the snake he rescued, bit him.

Aporosa Vucago, 29, of Vatubalavu, was treated at Nadi Hospital and sent home.

Luckily for him, the snake was not poisonous.

The reptile, is commonly known as the Pacific Boa or Fiji Boa (Candoia is a genus of non-venomous boas found mostly in New Guinea and Melanesiacountries.) Common names include: bevel-nosed boas and keel-scaled boas.

Mr Vucago was on his way to Nadi when he found the snake on the road. He saved it from being crushed by vehicles.

The snake is more than one meter long.

“I found the snake lying on the road and decided to bring it with me,” he said.

“I decided to make it a pet. I was playing with it this morning when it bit me on my hand. I could feel the pinch and the mark was clear.”

Mr Vucago has decided to lend the reptile to Kula Eco Park on the Coral Coast.

“This is not the first time I have found a snake but this is the first time I have been bitten.”

He reported the matter to the Nadi Police Station before he was went to the hospital for examination.

He was treated with antibiotics and sent home.