Journal Comments - Grampies' Road to Ruins Winter 2018 - CycleBlaze

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From Grampies' Road to Ruins Winter 2018 by Steve Miller/Grampies

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Bill Shaneyfelt replied to a comment by Bill Shaneyfelt on a photo in Day 9: Coba to Tikuch (Near Valladolid)

Glad to do it! Kind of helps make up for not being able to put my college education to full use!

In a way, it is like the volunteering I do with Scouts. Never got a B average, which my dad required to join, then never had any male offspring... So, now that I am retired, I get to go camping, cycling, caving, canoeing, teach woodcarving, teach plant ID and other stuff. 71 and having fun!

6 years ago
Steve Miller/Grampies replied to a comment by Bill Shaneyfelt on a photo in Day 9: Coba to Tikuch (Near Valladolid)

Bill, thank you. You are an endless font of helpful biological identification information. We really appreciate the time and effort you put in to helping us with this.

6 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 9: Coba to Tikuch (Near Valladolid)

Looks like possibly some kind of kingsnake or related, but could not find a match when doing image searches.

I'm not so good on identifying tropical snakes.

6 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 9: Coba to Tikuch (Near Valladolid)

Trying to look like a coral snake. Nonvenomous... terrestrial snail sucker. Notice its head is substantially wider than its neck. Coral snakes' heads are about the same width as the neck. Also corals are nearly the same diameter most of the body length, while this one tapers markedly.

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28261-Tropidodipsas-sartorii

I knew right away it was not a venomous coral, but it took over an hour of searching to find what it was.

6 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 9: Coba to Tikuch (Near Valladolid)

Katydid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae

6 years ago
Jeff Arnim commented on a photo in Day 8: Coba - Ruins and Cenotes

So much disrespect in one picture!

6 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 6: San Miguel to Tulum

Spiny tailed iguana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenosaura_similis

6 years ago
Laurie Marczak commented on Day 6: San Miguel to Tulum

I’m jealous of the fruits! And the mole for that matter.

6 years ago
Sue Price commented on Day 6: San Miguel to Tulum

Looks like you are feeling better, Steve! Glad to know you are both enjoying your adventure. Sure wish we could catch a bit of that warm sun right now!

Sue and Jim

6 years ago
Laurie Marczak commented on a photo in Day 5: Puerto Morelos to San Miguel de Cozumel

Waah! It’s a floating city!

6 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 5: Puerto Morelos to San Miguel de Cozumel

Might be a turnip tailed gecko

6 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 5: Puerto Morelos to San Miguel de Cozumel

Woodstork.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_stork#/media/File:WoodStorkWhole.JPG

Built much like cranes.

6 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 4: Cancun to Puerto Morelos

Green vine snake (Oxybelis fulgidus) Too bad you didn't get to see it alive! Really neat critters.

Wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxybelis_fulgidus

6 years ago
alan baird commented on The Route

Hi Steve & Dodie,
Found you . Looking forward to keeping up with your travels. All the best,
Wendy & Alan.

6 years ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 3: Cancun

You are making me hungry!

6 years ago