Tag Archive | "Costa Rican photography"

Snake Update

August 25, 2010 No comments yet

Our rescued snake count is up to 46….including three boas, one coral snake, one hog-nose viper and one vine snake.  It’s always better to be safe and call for a snake relocation even if the snake is non-venomous.  Our calls usually come from our surrounding neighbors and neighborhood.  The boa pictured was relocated to our [...]

Injured boa gets help

June 23, 2010 No comments yet

We would like to report that 40 snakes that have been successfully removed and relocated from various homes and properties from the Hone Creek to Manzanillo area on the Caribbean!  This is a free and valuable service as snakes are a critical part of a healthy jungle ecosystem.
Earlier this month, Chris was called up to [...]

Snake Relocation Service Update

June 7, 2010 1 comment

With more and more people coming to live on the Caribbean, we must continue to find ways to live harmonically with the jungle surroundings.  Our Snake Relocation Service is a free service that Chris offers…he will come and remove the snake from your property or home and relocate it to undisturbed jungle habitat.  Snakes are [...]

Yes, that is a real fly

August 20, 2009 3 comments

Around our own garden we see a variety of wildlife, especially insects, that seem impossible to describe.  Here is a stunning blue fly that we found.  It’s real - we didn’t paint it, although it looks like it! We set it on a loofah sponge grown from our own garden for this photo opportunity.

Thief Caught in the Act

July 7, 2009 No comments yet

Can you believe it?  Not only do we have the normal challenges of gardening in a tropical environment, but the local lizards are munching on our precious cherry tomatoes!  This is a common basilisk…it was found taking a big bite out of a tomato and then ran away with his find.  We hope it was [...]