The first time we tried to go to Gandoca Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge we got rained out. But I'm glad we waited and didn't try to go in the rain, as the next day was beautiful and we saw so many amazing things. And of amazing things, we saw lots of snakes. The poisonous kind, … [Read more...]
Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, Bangkok (A.K.A. The Snake Farm…NOT really a snake “farm”)
When we were in Bangkok, we had briefly seen a mention of a snake farm. I mistakenly assumed that this was probably a farm, for snakes, since I didn't know whether snake was a delicacy (or just an edible commodity) in Thailand, or perhaps for export. Or for skin for shoes, … [Read more...]