Arenal+and+Nature+Air

Yesterday we went hiking on the hanging bridges of Arenal,again we saw so much wildlife. The most interesting and scary animal we saw was the eyelash viper snake which if it bites you, you would die in 9 hours because it contains a hemotoxin and narcotizes yor flesh. Our guide knew someone who was bitten.The man stayed in the hospital for 2 months. It took him a year before he was able to eat solid food again. That is a very frightening thing to consider but Costa Rica has the best procedure for helping people bitten by snakes and they lead the world in snake venom research. At our hotel in Selva Verde the front desk keeps anti venom behind the counter. However you really do not want to have the anti venom administered anywhere but a hospital because if you are allergic you die very quickly. So I guess if you are bitten by a venomous snake you would want it to happen in Costa Rica but be able to get to a hospital pronto. We also saw a hog nose pit viper that a guide had caught and put in an old 2 liter coke bottle. I was literally 1 foot from it.We saw beautiful tropical birds like parrots,toucans,hawks,wild turkeys and macaws. We heard the howler monkeys, when they are in distress they make a really loud screeching noise.I was glad not to be in the group watching the howler monkeys in the trees because they also do something really disgusting- they throw their feces and they did so at a group of teachers. Que asco!

After lunch we finally had some free time,some people went on a hike around Arenal volcano ,some people went back to the hotel but I went zip lining which was extremely scary but so fun. From above you can see the beautiful canopy of circropia trees. It was a highlight of the trip and I am glad I conquered my fears and did it.