Spotted Frog in Uganda

In Uganda, close to the border with Rwanda and Congo, we met this little cute frog that was so afraid of us that was not even moving when I was touching it:

Drying Beans on the Road, Mt Elgon, Uganda

Beans are not animals, but I find this photo pretty funny, so I decided to post it here. Imagine how surprised we were to see a blanket with the beans spread like that in the middle of the road... Clearly, the village must see very little motorized traffic...

All people on this picture belonged to our group. The guy in front (the one with a big backpack) is Jochen, the guy looking back into the camera was our guide, and the other people (with luggage on their heads) were our porters:

Gecko in Kampala

I was not happy about sharing my cabana with geckos. After several days of backpacking, I was hoping for a bit of luxury. But maybe I was looking at this problem the wrong way, and should have been as happy about geckos in my room as Elena was:

Chameleon in Mt Elgon NP, Uganda

While hiking in Mt Elgon NP in Uganda, we saw this beautiful perfectly-masked green chameleon:

I was very impressed that our guide spotted it from a distance of more than 7 meters (25 ft)!

Huge Earthworm, Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda

We did not see any mountain gorillas in Mgahinga Gorilla NP, but instead we met this impressive earthworm:

Green Mamba, Mgahinga Gorilla NP, Uganda

According to wikipedia, the green mamba is highly-venomous and its bite is potentially fatal. I am glad that I did not know that when we were a mere meter (3 ft) away from it...

This beautiful specimen we met in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda (close to the border with Rwanda and Kongo):