Tantilla supracincta
It took more than 20 years, but I finally got to see a living Tantilla supracincta! For some reason I would come across these only after they got run over in traffic, or macheted to pieces because someone thought it was a venomous coral snake. This is a minuscule snake – this one measured less than nine inches – and even though it has some venom to subdue its (probably far more venomous) centipede prey, it is perfectly harmless to humans. Happy the curse has been lifted! Twan Leenders RTPI President
Read MoreGolden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
Here’s another close-up of the Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) that RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser caught a couple weeks ago in his nets in Costa Rica. This is a bird he never imagined being able to capture at Rara Avis.
Read MoreDwarf Glass Frog (Teratohyla spinosa)
Do you know what color a frog’s bones are? Well, in this case, you can tell us! Check out this Dwarf Glass Frog (Teratohyla spinosa) and you can see the green bones along with the rest of its internal anatomy. Photographed by RTPI President Twan Leenders in Costa Rica.
Read MoreRoyal Flycatcher
Having a slow start to your Monday? Here’s your wake-up call! This is what Royal Flycatchers look like on the inside…
Read MoreCosta Rica Night Sky
Spending long nights in the rainforest hunting rare frogs has its perks…apart from spending long nights in the rainforest hunting frogs, that is… Twan Leenders RTPI President
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