October 19, 2008 Texas Property

After our exploring adventure we drove the 2 hours, or so, back to El Progreso and had lunch. Then we headed out to see the property where the Texas group is building their orphanage. It's a nice piece of property right on the main road between El Progreso and Tela (the beach). Bill was explaining to us about the problems they have with snakes on the property. They are now paying their hired Honduran workers 250 limpira (about $14) for each snake they bring in. He showed us their collection of dead snakes in jars - probably 5 or 6 - of the different types of snakes they've caught. One was a coral snake that was probably 5 feet long. They also have two live boas in a cage along with a poisonous lizard. Cindy wanted to see the lizard but one of the boas has a real attitude problem. Every time Cindy approached the cage the boa would hiss at her. She didn't get a very close look at he lizard.