moloch wrote:Thanks, Boseman and Greg.
Boseman,
The cost of the tour was $1200 US for 10 days. This included all food, accommodation, transport, etc. The only thing extra that had to be purchased was beer or soft drinks. Food was good considering the facilities. We ate chicken, fish or various meats (including Paca and Capybara) each night. We also had rice, yuca (manioc) or fried plantinos (cooking bananas) along with beans. Fresh vegies were in short supply but then we were remote and there was no nearby store. Dessert was usually a variety of rainforest fruits most of which I have not seen before.
My friends and I travelled to Iquitos 4 days before the tour. We stayed in a basic but adequate hotel for $10 US/night. We then hired a taxi to take us out to Allpahuayo Mishona Reserve. This reserve is one of the few areas of primary forest that remain near Iquitos. The trees were small due to the white sand substrate. This habitat was very different for birds and we also saw a few herps that were not encountered elsewhere.
Regards,
David
have just added another place to my must-visit list... (the list is now going for 23948234 pages )
...usually involves specialized jaw structure/dentition for hooking and extracting said slugs/snails from their shells as I recall.
Here is a more eloquent description....
In most snakes, the upper jaw is connected to the lower jaw by a joint that acts as a pivot point, and, when eating, all toothed bones on one side of the mouth move forward as a unit. In the slug- and snail-eating snakes (the colubrid subfamilies Dipsadinae and Pareatinae), the connection between the upper jaw and the quadrate is lost, and there are four independent units rather than two. This jaw modification permits them to hold their food with three jaws while the fourth is advanced.
The teeth are also longer on one side too in some species if I remember correctly, it may be all, but I think it was just in a few. Also, if I recall correctly, it was not always on the same side, sort of like they were either right handed or left handed...
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