So what do we have here: say, scorpions and snakes! I have not seem either so far, but when hiked the bush trail across the hill behind the park the other day I always looked where I was stepping and avoid a snake encounter.
Randy saw two boas (small ones, about 1 m), one outside among the bushes and one insside the trailer - would you believe it? he thinks it came inside via a tree branch that touched the outside wall near a window... The one outside he tried to catch, and it bit him.that made him mad and he killed it. Otherwise, a boa is not a problem - to the contrary, it nicely controls rodents. The small islands of bushes and plantings around the motor homes may well attract snakes, including poisonous ones, and I cannt wait to find some...but please not around or inside of my tent which keep studiously zippered closed. the other nitght i made a mistake when I pulled in a bunched up blanket: I suddenly realized that in this blanket a snake or scorpion might well have sought some comfy refuge. I quickly made a thorough search and found nothing...
Scorpions have been seen quite often. Randy saw three over the last seasons, and they of course may seek refuge in shoes or containers at night. But I use only sandals, so far, so I do not worry.
And then there are crocodiles: next to the Riu Hotel is a long lagoon, an crocodiles have been seen there. There are even reports of crocodile sightings in the sea. The lagoon connects to both the sea during high tides and, via a culvert, to the extended lagoon network across the highway. But I doubt that we need to worry much about crocs - certainly we have no lagoon next to the park. Searching for "mazatlan crocodiles" I found this video:
This place is a small distance south of here, now of course all built up.
Ok, cannot think of any other threats or dangers today...
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