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Panama trip

Satan
about 9 years

Hey guys, been awhile. I've been busy but I have finally had time to sift through all of my pictures and figured I would share some stuff I saw while snorkeling in Panama, bc I saw some really cool stuff.

Basically, we went to an island in both the Caribbean and the Pacific. The island in the Caribbean was inhabited by indigenous people, the Kuna, and the island in the Pacific was uninhabited, except for a really rich dude who owns the island and people who work at the research facility there.

Here are some pictures, I had to link them because of how slow the page is if they're all embedded.

Some Devil Rays doing flips n stuff

Chasing a Triaenodon obesus (White tipped reef shark)

Woke up a Eretmochelys imbricata (hawksbill sea turtle)

This Echidna nocturna (palenose moray) almost bit me

Aetobatus narinari (Spotted eagle ray)just cruising along like he just don't care

Near death experience with a crocodile, we were about to go snorkeling there....til we saw a crocodile pop up.

Anyway, these are just some of the many pictures/videos I have.

If you guys want to know anything let me know

D3xTr0m3th0rph4n
about 9 years
Whoa, that's insanity bro. Cool !
Satan
about 9 years

BANGIRAS says

college?


yup
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college?
Satan
about 9 years

Evil says

Looks like it was a very fun time! I have a few friends who are planning on going into marine biology, and are going to Mount Desert Island to study! I have a huge love for animals, and I must say I am extremely jealous! Looks as if it was a gorgeous place to visit, even if it was for school.


it was a lot of fun, and definitely really gorgeous! If you love animals, I highly recommend zoology or a field like it because you will have an insane amount of opportunities to work with animals!
Evil
about 9 years
This looks like the kind of bug that would be befitting of both of our names... Have you ever seen a weta? Slightly more terrifying than this.
Evil
about 9 years
Looks like it was a very fun time! I have a few friends who are planning on going into marine biology, and are going to Mount Desert Island to study! I have a huge love for animals, and I must say I am extremely jealous! Looks as if it was a gorgeous place to visit, even if it was for school.
Satan
about 9 years
how is a crocodile IC SLOW U IDIOT
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Satan says




ic please ban
Satan
about 9 years

jesusofnazareth says

cool stuff, where are you enrolled?


oh I went to panama for a class. I go to school in RI though
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cool stuff, where are you enrolled?
Satan
about 9 years


the bugs in panama
Satan
about 9 years
Satan
about 9 years


Starry Moray



Better shot of the white-tip
Satan
about 9 years

edukated says

I went to Panama a few years ago for Volunteer work.


I hated driving in Panama City. It was the worst traffic any human can possibly endure and witness...


Beautiful country though. I visited the Gringo District in Panama City while I was there. I only stayed 3 total nights in Panama City and I definitely did not stay in the tourist section... The gringo (tourist) section is much different than the rest of the country. Pretty sad when you think about that...



Yeah, I was in panama city for three nights (the first night, 5th night and 10th night) and it is SO weird how they honk their horn as like a "go ahead" rather than a "F U"

but yeah, we stayed right across from the university of panama city or something. The gas station empanadas were to die for.
edukated
about 9 years
I went to Panama a few years ago for Volunteer work.


I hated driving in Panama City. It was the worst traffic any human can possibly endure and witness...


Beautiful country though. I visited the Gringo District in Panama City while I was there. I only stayed 3 total nights in Panama City and I definitely did not stay in the tourist section... The gringo (tourist) section is much different than the rest of the country. Pretty sad when you think about that...
Satan
about 9 years

gennehfarrxD says

this was all for a class? wtf that's awesome... are you studying marine bio or something?


Yeah it was for a class. I'm a marine bio major, yeah.

4 credits for being in the warm weather while its freezing here haha
gennehfarrxD
about 9 years
this was all for a class? wtf that's awesome... are you studying marine bio or something?
Satan
about 9 years
The final project for this class was a portfolio that connected 4+ photos we took with a common element. Mine was venom and poison:

Satan
about 9 years

Giga13 says


appleofmyeye says

Oh my gosh...this is amazing. I've never gone snorkeling because I'm too afraid a shark will engulf me or something, but I definitely want to try it someday


Sharks only eat humans when their food source (s) is/are depleted (see: South Africa Shark Attacks 1957)


That's a theory, but they also attack/eat humans when:

1) they mistake humans as prey (humans on surf boards look a lot like seals)

2) they mistake the electrical/mechanical signals from a spear gun shot as prey

3) spear fishers hang their caught fish by their belt and the blood attracts them.
Satan
about 9 years

appleofmyeye says

Oh my gosh...this is amazing. I've never gone snorkeling because I'm too afraid a shark will engulf me or something, but I definitely want to try it someday


well I chased some pretty big sharks (5-7 feet) and they didn't engulf me, haha they swam away (as seen in the second GIF)

Definitely do it. It's the best thing ever. Don't worry about silly things like sharks eating you, if you go just off of beaches you should be safe either way though.
Giga13
about 9 years

appleofmyeye says

Oh my gosh...this is amazing. I've never gone snorkeling because I'm too afraid a shark will engulf me or something, but I definitely want to try it someday


Sharks only eat humans when their food source (s) is/are depleted (see: South Africa Shark Attacks 1957)
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Oh my gosh...this is amazing. I've never gone snorkeling because I'm too afraid a shark will engulf me or something, but I definitely want to try it someday
Satan
about 9 years

Here's a lionfish


Reef octopus
Satan
about 9 years

AsbelLhant says

n1ce

Did the beaches have that crab action at night?


Yeah dude, hella ghost crabs and their holes they come out of
AsbelLhant
about 9 years
n1ce

Did the beaches have that crab action at night?