Ejemplar adulto de un caiman, registrado a traves de fototrampeo dentro del programa de monitoreo y conservacion del Jaguar y sus presas en la RB La Encrucijada, en un area de manglar y bosque secundario, dentro de la zona nucleo de la RB La Encrucijada
This was interesting. I had on knee high rubber boots and was wading through muck at the edge of a lagoon looking for dragonflies. I got my foot stuck in the mud and was making quite a disturbance in the water trying to get unstuck. Suddenly there was a big splash right next to my foot and looking down there was about a 4 foot long caiman withing 12 inches of my boot. We stared each other down for about 20 seconds and I finally managed to get my tripod legs between the caiman and my foot and was able to free myself. All the time the caiman did not move. I took two shots of the critter and went on my way. Not sure if he was hungry or curious but neither of us was the worse for the encounter.
This was interesting. I had on knee high rubber boots and was wading through muck at the edge of a lagoon looking for dragonflies. I got my foot stuck in the mud and was making quite a disturbance in the water trying to get unstuck. Suddenly there was a big splash right next to my foot and looking down there was about a 4 foot long caiman withing 12 inches of my boot. We stared each other down for about 20 seconds and I finally managed to get my tripod legs between the caiman and my foot and was able to free myself. All the time the caiman did not move. I took two shots of the critter and went on my way. Not sure if he was hungry or curious but neither of us was the worse for the encounter.
Please acknowledge any use of this photo: Andy Jones, Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Photo taken at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica, March 2014.
Caiman crocodilus. Puncture wounds on the skull behind the eye, presumably due to fighting with another caiman. Please acknowledge any use of this photo: Andy Jones, Cleveland Museum of Natural History