If you suf­fer from ophid­io­pho­bia, then there is one less thing to wor­ry about.  

The Min­istry of Agri­cul­ture, Land and Fish­eries has con­firmed that there are no rat­tlesnakes in Trinidad and To­ba­go.  

Over the week­end, a post be­gan cir­cu­lat­ing on­line warn­ing peo­ple to be care­ful of their sur­round­ings.  

The post read, “East­ern Di­a­mond Rat­tlesnake found in Trinidad. Please be watch­ful of your sur­round­ings, toi­lets, open­ings in pipes, doors, pot­ted plants. Stay safe every­one. SPREAD THE WORD AND SAVE A LIFE”.  

Pho­tos of a rat­tlesnake were al­so at­tached to the post.  

How­ev­er, in re­sponse to ques­tions by CNC3 News, the Min­istry said it re­ceived no re­ports of this type of ven­omous rep­tile be­ing found in the coun­try.  

Any­one who finds a dan­ger­ous or en­dan­gered an­i­mal can re­port it to the An­i­mal Pro­duc­tion and Health Di­vi­sion of the Min­istry by call­ing 625-5997, 625-1473 or 669-6623.