SNAKEBITE! Paradise Turns Deadly: Dealing With Costa Rica's Venomous Terciopelo

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We've had an encounter with Costa Rica's deadliest snake. One of our furry family members is no longer with us. Terciopelo venom is hemotoxic and very dangerous. And apparently at least one of these snakes is living in our farmhouse!
00:00: this ain't clickbait
01:09: what happened was....
03:35: identifying the terciopelo, or fer de lance
04:38: quick facts about terciopelos in Costa Rica
05:31: how smart Ticos and expats keep snakes away from their homes
07:30: gardening on our homestead--cassava planting, or yuca
07:50: leaf cutter ants and what we did about them
09:29: thoughts on homesteading in Costa Rica
10:35: the realtor told us about the terciopelos and the photos he sent us (good guy)
11:01: land for sale around us
13:05: update on garden plants
14:35: partnering with a Costa Rican animal rescue
14:55: information about my three published novels
15:15: more about the rescue partnership
17:27: closing thoughts
For those concerned about the sloth in the intro: he had ridden a broken branch to the ground during a heavy rainstorm, into a yard where neighborhood dogs would harm him. We got him off the ground and back to safety in a tree.
Backstory:
Michel and Rhonda made a decision in 2020 to break from their "legacy brand" home countries (France and the U.S.) and settle in Central America. We chose Costa Rica because of its microclimates, environmental awareness, developing infrastructure, as well as its political stability and modern private healthcare system. It seemed like a good place to re-imagine our lives away from urban chaos and the stress of nine-to-five demands. So we bought a 14-meter transit bus and began converting it to a tiny home on wheels, which we live in full time in the mountains near the Miravalles Volcano. We make these videos and share them with the world in hopes that people will enjoy this beautiful land through our everyday experiences. Our animals are frequently in front of the lens; they are all rescues, some from the U.S., some from Morocco, and some from right here in Costa Rica. We love them all very much and they are part of our family.
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22 дек 2022

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Комментарии : 8

@williambartlett2761 Год назад

It's -2 F here in the Heart of America with the windchill at -24, and snow and blowing snow. Our new puppy wasn't excited about going outside this morning. Nahssuh, not at all. In fact, I had to drag her out. Twice. Anyway, Merry Christmas, Rhonda and Michele, and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Oh, and all your critters, too!

@MMAnimalSanctuary_Rhonda Год назад

Thank you, Bill! And Merry Christmas to you and your Fayre and Gracious Wyffe, or however you spell that. I love it when you call her that. ❤

@OchoVerde Год назад

Sorry to hear about your cats. Typically... Terciopelos do not climb. It could have been an eyelash viper as they are mostly arboreal. Shelby did not receive a dry bite. Swelling and pain(limping) indicate envenomation to some degree. A dry bite is indicative of NO symptoms. She's an adult cat-size wise- and the bite location likely helped her survive. Young snakes actually can control their venom contrary to the ongoing myth. Costa Rica has their own anti venom lab (Clodomiro Picado Institute) where it is made.

@MMAnimalSanctuary_Rhonda Год назад

This is great information! The fang marks in Shelby's leg were identical in width to the marks on the kitten's head, so we assume it was the same snake. And it would have been a small one, because they were only a few centimeters apart. We heard it happen--heard the commotion in the ceiling of the house and heard the kitten howling--but we didn't see it, so there's no way to know for sure what bit them. There's access to the roof of the barn, which is attached to the house, from a nearby hill. So it's possible for it to have been a velvet... I didn't think they were climbers, either, but then this happened. We have not had any more incidents since the folks came to mow down all the overgrown vegetation. The farm had been, for all intents and purposes, abandoned for years. So we knew there would be wildlife encounters. It's just a matter of establishing territory and maintaining it. Good to know about the venom lab here in Costa Rica. A friend of ours owns a rainforest reserve and huge farm, and she is somehow able to stock anti-venom because they have a lot of terciopelos there, too. But when I asked locally here in Bijuaga, I was given a hard no. Do you know anything about that?

@kathyyoung9539 Год назад

DO NOT KILL THEM SNAKE'S. JUST RESPECT EM DON'T KILL EM. OR GET SOMEBODY WHO RESCUED THEM . I HANDED ✋️ THEM ALOT. I ❤️ THEM 🐍 🐍 I LOVE ANY CRITTER. WHATCH OUT FOR THE WONDERIN' SPIDER 🕷 IT'S FOUND IN BANANA TREE'S. 🍌.

@MMAnimalSanctuary_Rhonda Год назад

Yes, wandering spiders are definitely on our list of chop-in-half-first, ask-questions-later species. These venomous animals are not on any endangered list and pose too much risk to humans and other animals for us to let them remain. If anyone wants to come catch and relocate, they can have at it. If we find them first, they’re dead.

@tyruseaston336 5 месяцев назад

All locals kill tericopelos when they are found on properties. These vipers breed more rapidly compared to other vipers and they are the most common snake bite in Costa Rica. Terciopelos bites are the second most deadly in the Americas, second to the bushmaster viper.