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Amazon, I caught one of the biggest pirahnas. Poison frog of some sort and a lizard just sunning on the edge of the river


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A late night trek saw me a few spiders which I was excited about. Not sure what type of frog that is, second picture is a banana spider much different to local banana spiders they have a NASTY bite, scorpion spider next which I thought were creepy & awesome AND everywhere!!! I think its a chameleon in the next pic and a beautiful tarantula just creeping around my bedroom

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I got to hold a Caiman, my guide was a little insane and almost jumped in the water. When he pulled out the Caiman I was like "can I hold it" He gave it to me and I was in love. Then I saw the bigger one :D

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Tree Boa - Amazon

A bit of travelling in the Ecuadorian Amazon & Galapogas Islands. A lot of people told me that Galapogas is a great place for herpin but I have to disagree. Land species exists of "Land Iguanas, Galapogas Snake(which I never saw), Galapogas Lizard, Mix Land/Sea Iguanas, Sea Iguanas & Galapogas Tortoises" I found there to be very little diversity and about a million iguanas but hmmm whatever...

The Iguana looking at the fruit we watched for ages eventually he/she jumped and got it was about 2 metre drop. Seemed happy enough munching away on his cactus fruit :D

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Galapogas Lizard heaps of them running around

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Completely and utterly jealous; the Amazon's first on my list of places to visit when the kids move out of home. Unfortunately the time for young adventurer will have passed and I shall have to become one of those intrepid old 'wimmin' in khakis with frazzled hair who barks at the tour guide. I'll wear the binoculars with pride :p
Love the pics! Particularly the little frog in the first pic, just like a jewel!
 
Great trip...."thanks" for sharing.
........solar 17 (Baden)
 
I would rate the Amazon over the Galapogas in so many ways. I found the Galapogas over priced. Although swimming with sea lions was kinda cool.

The Amazon had so much to see, I love my insects and spiders as well so I was in heaven. I really could spend a month just in the amazon and not even see half of it. my only regret is I never saw an anaconda :( o well I guess ill have to go back
 
omg that big spider looking thing i wood have ****** myself spiders scare me soo much
 
You went to the Galapagos but didn't see the huge tortoises? Thats the highlight of the trip by far
 
i did see them but for some reason the photo didn't upload. They were definitely what I was most excited about but in the end holding a wild Caiman was more exciting to me then seeing the tortoises which are basically in a big island zoo anyway.
 
Great pics, looks like you had a blast! And baby caimans!!! Very jealous ;)
 
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