We saw a really thin, but long snake along one of our treks too. It was amazing how thin the snake was. It was not bothered by us at all, but just kept moving around the trees.
There are, of course tarantulas in the Amazon too, and here is one that we passed by. I was surprised that it didn't look very hairy.
This was another very large, very scarey looking spider that we saw during the night hike.
We went bird watching early one morning up into this high tower. We did see some cool birds from a distance, but nothing very close. Actually, one day we took a canoe ride and saw some really cool birds, but we didn't have our cameras then. Among the birds we saw were parakeets, a Yellow Rumped Cacique, a Hoatzin (which is a crazy looking turkey), and a Greater Ani (which has metalic blue beautiful wings).
One of the cooler things we did was to go Piranha fishing. Two of the boat drivers caught them and we passed them around the boat to get a closer look. Their teeth are crazy! Our guide stuck a leaf in the mouth and the teeth cut the leaf right off. We were fishing with raw chicken and they went crazy over it. Most of the time, they would take it off our hooks and not get caught. But finally, I caught one! I was the only tourist to catch one, so I got really excited! :D
Right after this, we went back to the tent camp and I swam in the very Amazon waters that have these Piranhas. Fun! ;-)
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Livin' on the edge, I'd say! - Glen
You're crazy lady!!! Were you concerned at all?
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