"This zilla dumb ass is going to Peru with me?"
you won't have to worry about me.
The gung-ho "I'm awesome at everything" assholes are usually the ones who don't have the best time.
No heroes or crocodile hunter wannabes down there.
There is a big difference between here and there.
I don't handle any venomous snakes now. Period.
Even in South Carolina, after that bite, I had to instruct the Doctors in how to treat me. Thats in the US. I ESPECIALLY don't handle snakes in other countries where I'm not familiar with anything. I have a friend who was in Ecuador, handling a snake he was trying to ID, turns out the non-venomous was exactly like one of their native coral snakes, and he was holding the Coral snake. Enter 6 years ago, I chopped my foot as well. I have also learned from that, immensely, too. Even now, every time I pick up something sharp, I take a second to remember that.
I'm just going down there to learn and eat terrible things, and I eat humble pie for breakfast. We have all learned from our mistakes, and through this thread, have learned through others.
J