Close encounter

I enjoyed the river. We traveled by boat and stopped at areas where there was sand along the banks. As we stood in the river fishing these animals waited patiently for our catch.

This is a caiman. This fellow was about 3 feet from me and when I pulled my fish out of the water he rushed up for it. Talk about a close encounter! Don assured us that the caiman were not after humans, only fish, that we were perfectly safe.