Trip report Costa Rica

[Matthijs Hollanders]

Do you have 72hrs in a day? Ridiculous trip, especially considering there's family... They say 2 snakes per night is good in the jungle.

By the way, up until about 15 years ago it was normal to find 20 frog species per night in Monteverde. I went on a guided tour and found one frog.

[Gabriel Martínez]

Wow GertJan, very nice trip. Costa Rica is a wished place for almost all herpetologist, specially now that we know that is possible to make a good herp trip single, with wife and even with kids!

If I would make the same trip than you, I would only expend more time in Everglades for Agkistrodon! But being the circunstances of your visit of the Everglades, I am surprised that you found so many things! Pythons are a strong trouble there...

Cheers and congrats!!

[Berislav Horvatic]

Joining in with some others, my sincere congrats regarding the family that "allowed" (?) you all that. Lucky you indeed...

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

But being the circunstances of your visit of the Everglades, I am surprised that you found so many things!

I found it interesting to compare with what I found with also only a single night.
http://www.hylawerkgroep.be/jeroen/index.php?id=79 (scroll to the end and then back up until July 30th)
What moon phase did you have, GJ?

I would only expend more time in Everglades for Agkistrodon!

It's kind of a mystery how GJ did not get one; very common.

But who needs the Everglades if you can have all that followed for GJ?

[GertJan Verspui]

Thanks guys, Gabri, yes I was really hoping for Agkistrodon and there were people who saw 2 that night, but I did not unfortunately, I wish I had some more time there, it was sort of a race to flamingo and back while I was constantly almost falling asleep.

Mathijs, I really had high hopes for amphibians in Monteverde and I met the herpetologist there who is there for more then 20 years, he also told a story like that, Boa constrictors were already found in this place, so in a couple of years you will also find eyelash vipers there.

Robin, I had no locations at all, everything except CRARC was a wild guess, I have no idea where Atelopus could be found.

Jeroen, moon state was close to 'new moon', but can't remember which way it was going. Some rain might help also.. And your eastern family trip looks great and gave me some future ideas

[Bobby Bok]

Simply amazing amigo! Finally took the time to read your report and check out your pictures into more detail (and not on an Iphone) and have little more to add than what everybody else already stated

[Gabriel Martínez]

I found it interesting to compare with what I found with also only a single night.
http://www.hylawerkgroep.be/jeroen/index.php?id=79 (scroll to the end and then back up until July 30th)
What moon phase did you have, GJ?

Yes, same place, aprox same part of the year and different activity. New world is not so different to the old world

[Paul Lambourne]

Gert Jan

An outstanding report, I doubt will be bettered this year.. Fantastic pictures.. Obviously love the vipers, but the dartfrogs and glass frogs are amazing.

You have no doubt inspired many of us to go to Costa Rica ..

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Boa constrictors were already found in this place, so in a couple of years you will also find eyelash vipers there.

Don't get it, can you explain?

[Pablo Deschepper]

O man, this is getting my hopes up for my trip to Costa rica in the end of this year. What a nice list, considering this was a family trip, maybe I should ask my family to join me! Great pictures!