Cool flower 

a refreshing waterfall 

some farm land below 

wild bananas 

nice view from this mountain 

Green Damselfly 

Bullfrog 

skink type lizard 

I have been in the Jungle for a week.....Here are some pics of my adventure......Oh and I did take a bite from a snake......luckily it was non venomous. A little blood nothing more... 

For all of you folks more into the less scary creepy crawlies 

Aaaaah The Praying Mantis! Do you suppose he is saying "What are you looking at?" Here are some interesting facts about the Mantis...The praying mantis is sometimes called the dragon because it is a fierce hunter.
There are about 1,700 varieties of praying mantis.
The two forward legs of the mantis have sharp spines like a jack knife.
The mantis uses its two front legs to attack it's prey.
The mantis females are the among biggest insects.
The latin name of the praying mantis is Tenodera Sinensis.
The female mantis lays up to 300 eggs.
Most mantis live in warm climates.
The mantis will attack butterflies, bees, beetles, frogs, spiders, mice, lizards, and small birds.
The female sometimes eats the male after mating.
The mantis has very good eyesight.
The female mantis can not fly due to all of the eggs in her abdomen.
Mantis nymphs march single file.
When nymphs hunt they eat leafhoppers, aphids, and very small flies.
The mantis sheds its skin twelve times before it is full grown.
The female mantis lays her eggs in the fall.
The mantis nymph is tiny like a mosquito.
The front legs of the nymph have claws for holding their prey.
Praying mantises bite the back of their victim's neck to paralyze it.
 

Happy Birthday Mom

Five years ago now.....time sure goes by fast.  You are always in my thoughts...Miss and love you mom.

 

Your Son

Sad Day!

Hello all

 

I just got back from yet another visa run and this time I went to the union of Myanmar.  After a long 12 hour trip and being peddled and hassled by young boys to purchase cigarettes and Viagra etc, I am glad to be back at home.

 

I have some pics below for you and I will explain why it was a sad drive home.  Two cars ahead of me a large snake was run over by one tire.  The car in front of me missed it entirely as it curled up in a ball. Thank goodness it went between the axles.  I stopped and examined it.  It had an 8 inch wide portion of vertebrae fractured and was hurt critically. (sad)  It was so beautiful. It was alive and suffering at the moment but I figured it had moments left so I made the call not to put it out of it's misery.  After she passed on, I bagged her up and brought her home.  Now what I am about to show you and tell you may gross you out!  Hey that's cool.  I decided that instead of letting her get endlessly run over by other vehicles until she is part of the asphalt, I would make use of her.  I cooked her!  It would have been a waste of good meat.  I was able to get about the same amount as a decent chicken.  Those of you that are hurling about now I should explain that I tried to give her to the locals first, figuring they would cook her as they do most snakes especialy cobras. So in the end my Thai girlfriend at the time said lets eat it and feed are dogs as well. I have eaten many things during my stay in Asia and the Middle East.  To list a few.....Large winged termites ( my favorite by the way...I cook them often and eat them while I watch a good movie), silk worms, many different types of locust, crickets and grasshoppers, Giant water bugs, Scorpions (delicious too)...That should give you an idea.  <<side note>>  Bugs offer you a 90% plus protein intake as opposed to a measly 40 some percent for the meats were mostly used too. 

 

Back to more of why I was sad......While prepping her for cooking, she had 8 large eggs inside.  The loss of her life and then a potential 8 others.  SOB.

Copperhead racers are rear fanged and to humans her venom is mild no more hurtful then a bumble bee sting.  That is if you are not allergic.  They like to be aggressive and show their teeth.  They are a good snake to have as a pet, once they get use to you.  This one was at full maturity and massive.

 

So to end my sad story on a good note.  I shared this delicious offering with Dangmo, KoJow and Kiejiow.  Enjoy the pictures

Copperhead racer or is also called a Radiated Rat Snake. She was over 6 feet long and at least 6 inches around. Beautiful 

8 eggs....Sad they were super premature but at the same time I was relieved that there was no formation inside and they were just like inside the chicken eggs we eat
 

Cooking 

The final product and to be honnest you missed out. Taste just like a great chicken! 

Sorry about the delay!

Been really busy lately so when I get a good chance to write I am all yours.  I did see the fantastic four recently and yes entertaining....I enjoyed it.  Will blog soon     PROMISE

I just had to put this in here..... A dear friend of mine whom I have so much respect for. Shawnee has accomplished so much. Her most recent one is winning gold at the world police and firefighter games in Quebec City in the bench press competition. She is well respected by other fellow firefighters around the country. Way to go Shawnee....We love you! 

Remember the pics of the baby birds about a week ago? Here is one of them, before his first flight....He flew, I was amazed!