Tag Archive | "herpetology"

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 [...]

Snake Rescues Come in All Sizes

February 18, 2009 No comments yet

Chris recently rescued and relocated these two boa constrictors.  The massive one was found on the main road on February 11, not far from C & J’s.  It is the largest relocated boa to date.  The baby boa in Chris’ hand was removed from a house in Cocles. WOW! Colombian redtail boas are the largest [...]

Listening and looking for frogs

February 10, 2009 No comments yet

Most of the time we can’t see the frogs that are vocalizing, but we enjoy listening to them.  
Follow this link to listen to this frog’s vocalization (unfortunately we couldn’t find it in the vegetation!)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8142887340855372492

Snake Update

February 8, 2009 No comments yet

Today (October 24), Chris rescued a juvenile tercipelo (fer-de-lance) from a neighbor’s property.  It will soon be released into its native habitat!  This was a first for the snake relocation service and we are excited to see this beautiful snake.
So far this year, 19 snakes have been rescued and relocated.  These included a large boa [...]