Hi everyone!
I went to Ghana for the third year in a row. The first time I went there, I went with an entomologist friend and I was focused on insects (mostly the amazing Goliathus regius). The second time (last year) was with my family, and sadly the weather was really bad for herps and insects (very dry, not a drop of rain even if we were in the rainy season...)
This time though, I was focused on herping.
I joined some entomologist friends in Ankasa national park for a full week, and while they were looking for their insects of interest, I was looking for herps.
This time thankfully, we had a lot of rain ! And so waaay more activity in the forest than last year.
And finally! My dream came true, a wild Bitis!!! My driver and guide found it on the road under a heavy rain 2 minutes after dropping me at the hotel, so they quickly came back to get me. I put the nice little viper into a box for the night, and released it the next day in the forest.
I spent my last night in Kakum national park, where I was lucky enough to find my third snake of the trip, not a viper, but still a cool species.
Overall a great trip, lots of wonderful frogs, some nice snakes, although I really would have like to see one more viper ( the Atheris chlorchis in particular). I guess I'll have to come back a fourth time ! Which is very likely to happen.
I did my best to identify the species, but of course feel free to correct/add identifications.