PERUVIAN AMAZON PART 1: MOTHER OF GOD

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Madre De Dios translates to "Mother of God" in Spanish- a name more appropriate to none other than this region of Peru. Situated in the SW Amazon Basin, it remains one of the most understudied, inaccessible, and wild expanses of life on Earth. Unlike the area we explored in Ecuador, this part of the Amazon sits at a lower elevation- meaning that the more herpetologically favorable climate sustains an unfathomably elevated level of biodiversity. Ian, Mike, and Sean (joined by their extra cameraman Tyler Velasquez) venture into protected territory alongside the snaking (and snakey) Las Piedras river in search of all things herps. The country is home to over 400 species (and counting) of reptiles alone, and the area is generally accepted as a world class Field Herping mecca. The guys don't have any specific targets besides EVERYTHING, and waste no time jumping into the bush alongside a myriad of resident naturalists and friends to see what can be uncovered.

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