Umm, I think I found the Emerald Boa Constrictor

Hello to all,
Our trip is coming to a close and we are excited to see everyone upon our return. We just returned to our homebase from our travels to the jungle, which was a lot of fun. I think my favorite story is as follows..... On our first night in the jungle our guide took us an others out on a night walk. I think they capitalize on the fact that having just arrived in jungle territory, most visitors still have the images of terrifying creatures hiding behind every corner (which they, in fact, do). What you don´t realize at first is that the majority of these animals have little intention on inflicting any harm in the way of the new visitors. Nonetheless, we marched through the jungle after tucking our pants into our socks so that spiders, bugs, and other creepy-crawlies didn´t make their way up our trousers. We saw a poisonous spider right off the bat, and I asked our guide just how poisonous this spider was (knowing that our own local versions in the states, such as the Black Widow and the Brown Recluse are almost never fatal), and our guide answered, "Well after he bites you, you have about 10 hours to get the anti-venom or you die. Good to know. The majority of the rest of the hike showed little in the way of deadly creatures, save one Emerald Boa Constrictor who was hanging from a branch just above the trail (we have some nice pictures). The Boa was nice and sat there for its photo-shoot, and we finished our hike without problem.

The next night we went in search of Caymans (smaller versions of alligators) which was fun, but less exciting. For our last night there, there was a lack of nighttime jungle programming, so Deedra and I asked if we could take our own jungle stroll without our guide. Our guide was a pretty laid back fellow, and agreed that this would be fine, but suggested that we take our whistle (whistles are provided to all guests in case of "emergencies" ie, fires, scary animals, etc.). We borrowed his big flashlight and set out on the trail. We realized quickly that the guide is very helpful in pointing out interesting objects, but we were able to find some lizards, spiders, and numerous bats who consistently checked to see if we were small enough to eat by buzzing by our heads. Luckily they decided we were not in their normal diets. Just as we were about to turn back to the lodge, Deedra muttered these words, "Ummm, I think I found the Emerald Boa." About 10 feet in front of us was the Emerald Boa (bright green like an emerald) slithering down a tree looking for his (or her, don´t really know how to tell them apart) next meal. We got closer, and the snake decided to go back up the tree, which was really interesting to watch. I took many pictures, some of which we hope to put up on our wall. I think we got a bit too close at times, as the snake coiled back, looking ready to spring at us. We took the hint and backed off. It was about 15 minutes before we finally left, but thoroughly enjoyed the thrill of the encounter.

Well, only a few more days left. Thanks to everyone for their comments, we love to read them.
Love to all,
Beau & Deedra