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A coiled fer-de-lance snake in Costa Rica
Lindsay Fendt / The Tico Times

You probably don’t want to come face-to-face with a fer-de-lance, so our lens did it for you. Read more about snakes and snakebites in Costa Rica here.

Would you like to submit a photo to our #TTPicOfTheDay series? Please send horizontal photos at least 1100 pixels wide to kstanley@ticotimes.net. We’d love to see the sights with you.

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