Snakes in Dominican Republic???

[brig]

I'm going on holiday!!! :D Yay!

We're going to Dominican Republic for two weeks, and we are trying to find out what snakes are native to that island.

Unsuprisingly the guidebooks don't say anything, except a line about "there are snakes in the brush and forest but nothing that is harmful to humans"!

Fine, but we're looking for a bit more detail, and any advice on actually going out and having a look for things... not the usual tourist pastime, it seems! LOL.

Any pointers would be incredibly helpful... please.... :confused:



cheers,
Briggy :D

[SCReptiles]

I herped Puerto Rico in 1998. There is a rare boa on those islands. That would be an amazing find. I didn’t see any, but good luck to you!

[brig]

Chuck,
Yeah, I've found some internet references about the boas - it seems there are several species throughout the Caribbean.

I guess finding ANY would be an amazing find!

Any tips on where and how to go about looking?

cheers,
Briggy

[tHeGiNo]

Look in the entrance to caves at night time. :)

[JD@reptiles]

i found some ssp of racer or ground snake, never got a 100% positive ID though. i also found some kind of tree frog.

[JeffT]

hey sweet, im going there for 2 weeks in in spring break, Puerta Plata (sp) is the specific place. I plan on doing lots of herping too.