Insects and Snakes and Mice...oh my!

We thought you might enjoy some photos of the wildlife in the Congo

This viper was found in our garden one day and a couple of the local guys killed it for us. Whew! Apparently it is good luck if you have a snake in your garden, so the locals were excited for us.

These beetles liked to hang around our porch. They were harmless. Sarah's facial expression is just for show.

The mouse looks cute here...but they are quite a nusance!

Sam killed a few of these huge spiders that got in our house.

This is called a pangolin. It is an ant eater. Michelle and Aaron found it in their ceiling one night and kept it for a day. But they decided to let it go back in the forest after many people told us we should cook it up. It is a totally harmless animal and very interesting. It feels like a pinecone.

These guys were everywhere! The crawl up the outside of our house and on top of our ceiling all day. They often were our wake-up call at about 5AM when they were trying to get away from the crows.

Someone gave us this chicken as a gift. We ate it