Komodo dragons, venomous snakes, and turtles as big as a giant, puffy ottoman. Oh, my! You’ll find it all at this reptile park near my favorite beach locale, Dominical, Costa Rica. We hadn’t been there in years, and it really impressed us with its beautiful botanical vibe and delightfully poisonous and uncuddly critters. All of the creatures have large enclosures and get lots of pura vida. Follow my scaly feet…
Look at that skin!
Heads or tails for Mosaic Monday
I love this photo.
“And in the afternoon they entered a land – but such a land! A land hung in mourning, darkened by gigantic cypresses, submerged; a land of reptiles, silence, shadow, decay.” ~ George Washington Cable
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Hello Sharon,
Costa Rica has such wonderful wildlife, I love the birds. The zoo was a nice place to visit to see the reptiles.
I love the tortoise and the dragonfly images, all the photos are beautiful. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy June! Take care, enjoy your day! Happy week ahead!
Wow, what vivid shots. Beautiful.
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All sorts of interesting critters.
These are the kinds of creatures I prefer to admire from a safe distance! The Komodo dragon is especially impressive, and your photos capture so much detail. Hope a few of these scaly characters slither their way into your dreams and inspire a future book!
Wow, incredible photography!
So many fascinating critters.
Dear Sharon, these are fantastic photos of beautiful and interesting critters. The close-ups are especially amazing!
All the best from Austria, Traude
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I like seeing the animals and nice to know they have positive living conditions. Thank you for linking up.
Hello Sharon,
What a nice shots. Great all animals. That snake looks very nice so close.
And a wonderful picture of the two pigeons. They are very special and good to see them.
Many greetings,
Marco