Piranhas

When one says or thinks of Amazon, typically they are thinking of one of two things: anaconda and piranhas. No, we did not see anaconda's during our Peru 08 trip, but we did have the pleasure of seeing and catching plenty of Piranhas. By plenty, I mean five/six. I had the honor of catching the most piranha's among our group during our primitive fishing trip on the Amazon. A good ole' simple wooden pole and a line with some chicken wastes for bait, wah lah, piranha's tagged! These palm-sized creatures are the most misunderstood ones. Sure, they have teeth that could chew out some flesh, but not the way humans think. Its a myth that a school of piranha's can eat a human alive. If you had open wound/scabs, sure they can pick at it, but they are not the ferocious creatures they are portrayed to be. Quite misunderstood I would say.

Pictures included are of Amazon and piranhas caught during the Peru 08 trip. The same ones were fried for dinner. Yummy I must say. Bony fish with little flesh but a very tasty light fish.