Sirina Got Attacked by a Snake Today

So, turns out because we are taking pictures in RAW (google it) we are unable to see what photos we have taken at this fine internet establishment and cannot upload them for you folks to see.

HOWEVER, we can tell you that while at the Ruins of Copan in Honduras today Sirina was walking down a path behind me when she screamed and put me in the path of danger. Turns out a large constrictor type snake was sunning itself in the grass beside the path and Sirina disturbed its rest. It was coiled and it had it head lifted and was hissing very loudly and angrily at Sirina. I then told her to take a picture (which she did) and the snake retreated to the safety of the jungle. I thought it was a neat experience but she keeps saying she is going to have nightmares.

Anyway until next time.

-Shaun

Okay folks, he does not adequately capture the fear one feels when confronted with a large hissing constrictor. Yes I screamed and yes I used him as a human shield to protect me from the snake but like any photographer worth their salt, I did take a picture of it, and a pretty damned good one at that. But seriously, that was an instinctual reaction. I didn´t even conciously register what it was I was getting away from until after I had used Shaun as a shield.

We´re headed to Roatan tomorrow, where we will spend 2 full days. We will make time to write some longer posts about the CoED trip (even if there are no pictures) but suffice to say that it was a life changing experience that ended with us crying with a 14 year old Guatemalan student in a pizza joint in Antigua, Guatemala.

That´s all for now!

Sirina