Snake mission a failure

So yesterday I woke up all early to go see the snake pit Randy showed me. All I took with me is my camera and a kitchen knife. It's pretty normal seeing a local walk around with a machete, but seeing a boy with female features with a kitchen knife sticking out of the pockets of their shorts, not such the norm around here. Luckily it was early and nobody was up yet.

I took my camera, put it in video mode, and video recorded myself leaving my front door and I made it to the jungle. Then it told me my memory card was full about 10 minutes later, so I had to stick with taking pictures. Btw, Zach, can you show me how to play back the video I made?

Right before the creek (the snakes are on the other side of the creek, only reason I know that is because the water is cold and they like the hot water) something jumps out at me and I squeaked a little. Yes, I squeaked. Then I looked over and realized it was a little gecko...so I talked to him for a little while because he was just adorable and lot more friendly then Bessie and her crew. I realize Bessie looks pretty cute there with her baby...but unless the vicious family cycle stops, Bessie's baby is going to have just the attitude that Bessie has...not a friendly girl.

So after our talk with Gecks (I named him), I went and looked around. Randy told me that everyday, the jungle changes its look. Even with my awesome navigational skill *ahem*, I admit I was a bit turned around. Since I saw the creek the day before, I knew I had to pass it and walk up the hill. Really turned around at this point and I was getting teamed up on by all these dumb mosquitoes...but now I'm determined.

Since I watched a lot of Macgyver TV shows as a kid, I pulled some of his moves. I kept feeling the water, to see if it was warming up. The warmer the water, the closer I'm getting to the snake pit. I then found the cooked crabs from the day before. At that point though, I was totally turned around, because I saw one snake pit (empty, disappointing) but I knew there was at least two other ones near by. I was nervous there because even though I knew they were near by, I couldn't remember which tree their pit was in.

Here, it's illegal to kill a boa constrictor, but people do it because it supposed to be so wonderful to eat (yuck!). I stayed there for awhile to let the mosquitoes feast for a bit on me, because, well, let's be honest, the way they were going at me, I must be pretty delicious...eat your heart out BOAS!

So somehow in the heat of it all, I burnt my arm. I would get it if I burnt my legs or feet by stepping in the boiling water, but what the hell did I hit IN THE FREAKING JUNGLE to get a burn mark like that??

Of course now I'm crabby because I didn't see what I wanted. I went back to bed and met Kim at noon to play in the water for when she took a school break. When she went back to school, I walked the beach and my crabbiness left. I mean hell, look at where I am?

Things are good.