Last week I took several long walks along the quiet country roads around la Merced de Buenos Aires. One walk took me down the road towards Lita and the Esmereldas province. The elevation dropped quickly and within a two hour walk the climate changed from temperate to sub-tropical. It was on this walk that I spotted a small green snake eating a frog.

Mountain Sipo: non-venomous 

Two days later I took a road out of town heading in the opposite direction, further into the mountains. This road climbed quickly. Here, I found interesting rock formations and another snake.