Myers Phil 1972 Journal 8 13.1 mi E of Jaque and between Jaque & San Bernardino, Sept Central Paraguay. June 10-17 traps were set wherever -to fence & the road- presumably since fences are usually at least 20-50 feet back. We tried to prevent the frequent users of the road from seeing what we were doing to prevent trap loss but this resulted in the traps being hurriedly placed or not put out at all. On rainy days the road is closed. During the trapping period there were 2 consecutive days (June 12-13) of rain when we were unable to check traps. First night - 8 snap traps set near cut-over road going to Nueva Colombia in low woody & scrubby brush. Second night - these were reset & 20 more set at bridge 13.1 km E of Jaque, along roadside & in grasses & floating vegetation in water 6" deep. Third - sixth nights 10 more added, 14.6 km E of Jaque (swampy edge, solid ground). Second - eighth nights, these latter removed the first 8 removed, 5 more set near bridge & 8 live traps set 16 km E of Jaque beneath heavy brush & lotus. Total catch: one rat collected June 14, big bridge (# 149). This was during the rainy pd when traps were not visited for 2 days, & all that was recovered of the rat was a head & a strip of skin from the neck (white fur). Traps set on