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This is Mikhol, one of our workers and son of our caretaker. Today while working down by the river Mikhol found this poisonous snake, a Terciopelo or Fer-de-Lance as it is known. He calls Phil on the cell phone and wants to know, do we want him to catch it or kill it?
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What to do if you encounter a snake? Walk around the snake giving it a little berth—six feet is plenty. Leave it alone and don’t try to catch it. Remember: indiscriminately killing snakes disturbs the ecological balance and in Costa Rica snakes are protected under the law, Ley de Conservacion de Fauna Silvestre #6919.
That is great advice, but does not work well for men in the jungle. There is not 6 feet of open space in the thicket of a jungle and much of it is verticle. Boas are welcomed, they feel differently about Fer de Lance.
I try not to judge what they must do to survive their immediate situation.
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