SHOO HABU!!

Habu snakes (AKA Japanese Pit Vipers) are some of the most feared denizens of Okinawa due to their poisonous fangs and aggressive natures. They have been known to kill large cattle with a single bite! They live in tall grass and trees and occasionally slither onto the roads in the early morning hours to absorb the warmth from the pavement. The other day, Mel smartly suggested we climb a Banyan tree and get a picture of the family (I thought this was a nerdy idea...my proof is in the nerdy picture posted with this blog). When we climbed down from the tree, we noticed a Japanese warning sign in front of the tree with a picture of a Habu snake on it and some scary looking Kanji characters which probably said something along the lines of "WARNING! HABU SNAKES LIVE IN THIS TREE! DON'T CLIMB THIS TREE OR A HABU SNAKE WILL BITE YOU!". Luckily, we survived our Banyan tree climbing adventure, narrowly escaping the fangs of the infamous Habu.