{"id":20850,"date":"2012-09-01T17:50:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T15:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?p=20850"},"modified":"2019-12-22T22:30:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T09:30:27","slug":"the-beauty-of-snakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/the-beauty-of-snakes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beauty of Snakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I realize that a lot of people will see the word “snakes” and bypass this post. But, I encourage folks to continue on in case you see something that may help you appreciate snakes just a little bit.<\/p>\n

Besides the obvious facts about how important snakes are to the ecosystem, I think they can be appreciated for their beauty. Snakes come in all sorts of shapes and sizes with iridescent scales, brightly colored patterns, and remarkable abilities.<\/p>\n

Tiger Rat Snake, Costa Rica:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Green Tree Snake, Belize:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Green Tree Snake Closeup<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Black-skinned Parrot Snake, Ecuador:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Black-skinned Parrot Snake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Orange-banded Snail Eater, Costa Rica<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Orange-banded Snail Eater<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Boa Constrictor, Costa Rica:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Boa Constrictor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Green Anaconda, Ecuador:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Green Anaconda<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The Anaconda is a fantastic snake. This juvenile was “only” 6 feet long. Even at that age, it was very thick and muscular. Can any birders in the group name the birds calling in the background of this video?<\/p>\n