BETWEEN QUEPOS AND JACO, COSTA RICA - Soon after our hike began, we abruptly stopped so our guide could point out a pit viper coiled around a tree alongside the trail. These snakes are poisonous and can lash out half its body length to strike. This one appeared to be about a foot long, so we stayed about two feet away as we passed it (except for Jeanne, who skirted by the post rapidly as far away as possible). NOTE: We were not aware of this obscure little deadly creatures when we had made our solo hike through the Manuel Antonio park the day before.

BETWEEN QUEPOS AND JACO, COSTA RICA - Soon after our hike began, we abruptly stopped so our guide could point out a pit viper coiled around a tree alongside the trail. These snakes are poisonous and can lash out half its body length to strike. This one appeared to be about a foot long, so we stayed about two feet away as we passed it (except for Jeanne, who skirted by the post rapidly as far away as possible). NOTE: We were not aware of this obscure little deadly creatures when we had made our solo hike through the Manuel Antonio park the day before.