Are there dangerous animals at the Diamante Verde Sanctuary?
Unlike the Hawaiian Islands, the tropical jungles of Costa Rica are home to a number of species of poisonous snakes and wisdom thereof should be practiced to avoid an unfortunate encounter. Of the 50 odd poisonous snakes in Costa Rica, only several are found in the Diamante Verde Sanctuary region and of these only one, the terciopelo, is aggressive. Snakes are rarely seen around the cave and found more often along the trail up the mountain or in the meadow where the gardens are. Again in seven years of tours no one has ever been bitten by a snake at the Diamante Verde Sanctuary. A family (or pack) of wild boar share the land with us at the Diamante Verde Sanctuary and occasionally a startled pig meets startled humans and for a moment they share the same dream, but then the boars usually run off in fear. If you are not used to encountering wild beings in nature it may help to remember and hold as a mantra , “I am a protected light being of God/Goddess and I offer only love in my worldly
