Last night I was invited to join a caiman spotting trip on the Essequibo River in front of Iwokrama. We motored the boat slowly hugging the shore and shone the light up and down the canopy to try and detect the shining eyes of the night animals. I can't believe how good our guide was at being able to spot the creatures! Here are some of the awesome creatures we encountered:
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| A tree boa curled around a tree branch |
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| Cute tree frog on a branch right below the tree boa! |
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| Shot of the tree frog when he was hopping away |
Here is a spectacle caiman, one of four caiman lurking in the murky waters around a river island. On the boat trip, our guide was telling us some stories of protective female caiman with young that have attacked people. He was saying how the caiman can swim very very fast under water and will strike if provoked...He also said the caiman grab prey and pull down into the water to drown...Although Sankar and I have been on good terms to this point, I am more wary now and will not go swimming for the next little while!
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| Spectacle Caiman. |
The other night, I going for a walk on one of the trails around Iwokrama with a friend. We had an ultraviolet light with us that detects heat. About two inches from where I was walking (in flip flops), we found this scorpion under a leaf! Next night time excursion I will wear boots..
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| Scorpion under leaf beside my foot! |
SO cool shan!! what a lil trip. that tree frog was really cool, did you give him a name? i bet it was freddie. you watch out for mr. sankar ya hear!
ReplyDeleteOr perhaps Kermie? I love the picture you got of the leap frog :)
ReplyDeleteAnd i concur, stay away from river lurkers!!! they are evil-doers and dangerous folk!