Taiwan - Chenjean's Village, Banana Bunch

...and this is the business end of those banana plants.  Don't remember seeing these at the house in Orange growing up.

It's amazing how many varieties of banana there are, particularly in the tropics.  While there we must have sampled two or three different types, each with a very distinct flavor and texture.

Interesting how sometimes snakes end up getting exported along with bunches like these to faraway places (usually boa constrictors from Central America).  Maybe we should have looked a little closer here for signs of the elusive reptiles...