Frog vs Snake
While we were in "discussion class" - probably discussing the 12 tourists - we heard this THUD nearby. Turns out a snake had tried to eat a pretty big frog and they had both fallen out of a tree. The frog was still alive in this photo and the snake was still trying to eat it. The school instructor, Pedro, said it wasn't a poisoness snake, but it wasn't a constrictor either - it usually just ate things small enough to swallow. The frog on the other hand was poisoness. We didn't see the end of this battle but we were told the next day that the frog eventually got out of the snakes mouth and hopped away.
Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more 
