Creatures

One of the big draws for many people who come to Belize is the wildlife. This is certainly true for us. However, I was not expecting our house to be so thoroughly surrounded and inundated by this biodiversity. Of course the boys are absolutely thrilled by all of the various creatures; the only rule we established is they cannot catch anything until they know with absolute certainty that it is not poisonous, venomous, or otherwise capable of causing serious injury.

Here is a sampling of some of the creatures:

Silky anole (?)

Gecko

Large black scorpion, right outside our back door

Very small frog Liam caught in a puddle, still not sure which species

Blue land crab (this one is dead, and therefore much easier to photograph)

Gulf Coast Toad

Hourglass tree frog

An unknown species of tree frog

American crocodile (in the backyard)

Black anole. Liam caught this one using a noose tied from a palm frond, shown to him by a local kid

Wish Willy (aka black iguana)

Green iguana--we have a whole nest in the backyard