Meet Enzo Ferrari, a Northern Pacific rattlesnake with a need for speed.

Last week, the rattlesnake hitched a ride from Spirit Ridge Lodge in Nk鈥橫ip, Osoyoos to the Ferrari dealership in Vancouver.

The Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. Support Centre Helpline received a call about a snake spotted inside a Ferrari and they were sent a picture.

鈥淭o our surprise, a photo determined it wasn鈥檛 a local Garter snake, but a Northern Pacific Rattlesnake,鈥� said the wildlife rescue.

Wildlife Rescue dispatched a rescue and transport volunteer who safely brought the snake to their friends at Dewdney Animal Hospital in Maple Ridge for an assessment.

Dr. Adrian Walton and his team discovered that Enzo had been microchipped by the Nk鈥橫ip Desert Cultural Centre for research which means they know exactly where to take this snake home, right down to the rock he was living at.

After a clean bill of health, Walton convinced his kids that a good Father鈥檚 Day present would be to take a road trip to Osoyoos and bring this at-risk species home.

Enzo was driven home last week to the Nk鈥橫ip desert albeit his ride back wasn鈥檛 in such a fancy vehicle.

But before that Dr. Walton put together a video of the snake鈥檚 adventures.

Last summer鈥檚 Nk鈥橫ip wildfire devastated habitat for local rattlesnakes. The Nk鈥橫ip Desert Cultural Centre is studying the impact that wildfire has had on the local snake population. They paint one of the rattles on the snake鈥檚 tail to indicate which ones are being studied.