When attacked by the jaguar, the puma, the wolf, the dog, or the hunter, they form themselves into a circle, surrounding and protecting their young, repelling their opponents with their sharp teeth, and in this manner sometimes routing the larger predatory animals, or severely wounding the dogs and the hunters. Carrion hawks include the white-tailed and solitary eagle, the crane hawk, peregrine falcon, kite, osprey, merlin, kestrel, vulture and condor. The latter 'may attack young live animals. It is also known to frighten animals and even man, by flying at them, forcing them to lose their footing on a precipice and causing them to fall to their death and thus become carrion. Snakes - include Crotalus durissus , the South American rattle snake.
Water snakes are common, and the lower tropical forest contains anaconda and eel.
The much smaller gecko is however very common in the lowland fincas, where they may be frequently found in the house thatch. In Colombia there are 140 species of bat. Bats are still a key feature within Kogi mythology today. References Audubon's Mammals CD-Rom, Creative Multimedia Corporation. Una triba de la Sierra Nevada, en Colombia.