Snake in the Park

The other day we were walking through the center plaza/park when all of the sudden we noticed a vibrant green tree snake with prey in it's mouth. At first we thought this four foot snake was lunching on a toad and went to get the "animal guy" in town, Jungle Jay. When he arrived to take a look he noticed it was a tree frog, and one worth saving. So he managed to knock it's lunch from it's tight clenched jaw, which made the snake really mad. The snake proceeded to cock it's head, reaching about a foot in the air, and hiss at all of us. Now it was REALLY mad. Another girl and I jumped on a park bench just in time as it slithered, head still high in the air, right under and between us while I stood on the bench asking, "Ellos pueden saltar?" meaning, "Can they jump?" Haha. I was serious! How scary, but how exciting!!! Three year old Ximena got a chance to see some up close action and wasn't afraid at all. The tree frog was saved and the snake is still hiding in the bush we walk by several times a day. Just another exciting part of an average day in Sierpe.