ScoobyDoobyDoo
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lmao...i didn't think you 5 starred threads. haha.
Costa Rica Garden Show!
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FR33MASON
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Most likely a Bothrops asper, a type of pit viper...bad news for sure.
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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i know the english word for them is "fer de lance" and the spanish word is "terciopelo" they are pit vipers. i believe they are the most poisonous land snake in central america. they are nasty fuckers. they are known for injecting more venom per bite than any other snake. they are also known for standing their ground. most snakes will move off if they hear you coming. not these bad boys.
is bothrops asper the scientific name for a pit viper?
polyarcturus
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"swap" the sound of a locals machete as it cuts the head of a snake clean off.
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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it's crazy how the old farmers and construction workers can spot those snakes a mile away. almost every time i've run into one it was on a job site or at my farm and somebody saw it long before me. i've run into a few on the river at night and these guys see them lying on a rock from like 50 yards with a cheap flashlight. lol.
first thing i learned down here is if you get bit by a snake or something just ask the oldest farmer around what it was and how to treat it. those guys know everything about being bit.
polyarcturus
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"a snake bite eh? you'll have to vacuum purge it"
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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been working around my house this morning. decided to get you guys some pics from around the house where i live. i don't know what most of these are but a few of them i do know. if you guys have any clue what some of these are help me out. thanks.
birds of paradise
cyca palm
some cool hedges and bushes
some cool flowers
a little waterfall i built a few years back
insects
birds of paradise
cyca palm
some cool hedges and bushes
some cool flowers
a little waterfall i built a few years back
insects
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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Beautiful pics! It must be gorgeous in person!
thanks guys. it's easy to be a great gardener down here. so many wild plants to choose from and almost anything will grow if you just stick it in the ground.
Dr. Greenhorn
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I was looking at your vegetation and it is practically the same as HI. I just took a peek at the globe and realized that we are pretty much on the same latitude, except you're on the south equator and we live on the north. I thought was pretty cool, lol
anyways, are you guys catching that south swell right now?
anyways, are you guys catching that south swell right now?
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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hey doc. yea, this is the time of year for surfing. starts in may and runs till august. some nice swells coming through.
you guys are around latitude 20 more or less? i'm on latitude 9. we're both north of the equator though. i've been to hawaii a few times and it is very similar to costa rica. so many different micro climates. big mountain ranges and volcanic activity. we have a ton of volcanoes here. most of the soil and the beaches in the southern part of the country are volcanic ash. great for growing. when you go up north though you have a completely different climate and white sand beaches. then in the mountains it's actually cold and rains more. all within 2 hours max of eachother. most of hawaii is a rainforest basically. same here. especially in the southern half of the country.
MOLIKAIGROW
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noni fruit Bra
google it
i thought the same as u when i came to hawaii but Noni is a super anti oxident and cancer fighter
i use it dayly now. 2 oz a day keep the dr away lol
google it
i thought the same as u when i came to hawaii but Noni is a super anti oxident and cancer fighter
i use it dayly now. 2 oz a day keep the dr away lol
FR33MASON
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Bothrops asper is the scientific for a specific pit viper found in your area as there are three or four species of snake that are referred to as fer de lance.
Bothrops would be a subfamily to Viperidae (pit viper) family.
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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thanks bro! i was spelling it wrong; that's why i could never find any info on it. lol.noni fruit Bra
google it
i thought the same as u when i came to hawaii but Noni is a super anti oxident and cancer fighter
i use it dayly now. 2 oz a day keep the dr away lol
i've tried to get into it a few times but i just can't. so horribly smelling and tasting. haha. i'm pretty healthy anyway so i'll just have to pass on it. thanks for the info though.
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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thanks free. appreciate the info. always nice to learn something new everyday.
lahadaextranjera
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Fantastic colours on those flowers. I recognise the Passion Flower as I have one here in the garden and the Bird of Paradise is different to the ones they have here in Spain. Seems like u can grow anything over there !!
FR33MASON
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Ok, I am going through your pics from left to right and in descending order.
Pic#7: Coccoloba sp. of some sort.
Pic#8: The spikey leaved plants are Dracaena sp., the varigated foliage mixed with the purple foliage looks to be Scheffelera sp. and the purple foliage is Cordyline sp.
and behind that looks to be a philodendron sp. of some sort.
Pic #9 and 10: Croton sp.
Pic#11: I can't remember right now...Keep thinking another Coccoloba but not too sure.
Pic#12: Chenille plant (Acalypha hispida)
pic#13: Dracaena sp.
pic#14: Croton sp.
pic#15 and 16: Calla (lillies) sp.
pic#18: Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
pic#19 and 20: sensitive plants (Mimosa sp.)
pic#22: not too sure yet...but I like it. could be related to Pointsetta.
pic#24 and 25: Rhododendron sp.
pic#26: same as pic#22 so not too sure.
pic#29: looks to be a Yucca
HTH.
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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hey...how about a little credit to the gardener?Fantastic colours on those flowers. I recognise the Passion Flower as I have one here in the garden and the Bird of Paradise is different to the ones they have here in Spain. Seems like u can grow anything over there !!
ScoobyDoobyDoo
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thanks a lot free. you know your plants man. must be a career? i really wanted to know what #7 was...the coccoloba. the thing is here the guys all have names for these plants but they aren't the scientific names and they don't translate to english either so you can try and backtrack. this was a huge help man. already been doing my research on the bothrops asper. lol. know i got some more weekend reading for some of my plants. thanks again free. very cool man.