Field notes, v1599
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Soib, R. 1982 Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico 16 Aug to generate new enthusiasm by this move. At 13:00 we returned to the car and the finca. We were tired and a bit deflated, but when I saw some more people at the finca, I tried to get them to work with me. About 12 people walked with us to near where we collected last week. We looked for about an hour and a half and found mostly Ninia sebba, but also a Rhadineea poseasi and a Pliocercus. All snakes under leaves again. It began to rain while we were under thickly planted coffee and we had to wait it out for over 20 min. While we waited the people continued finding snakes. I paid 20 pesos each for all of them. We finally drove up to Monte Perla where they only had a single Geophis neraslis. They promised to look more tomorrow if I would give them more plastic bags. I did. I always give them bags and they always bring me snakes in bags that aren't mine. We drove the pichling roch and started cataloging, but it immediately began to rain. We were forced back into the car where we cataloged, tagged, weighed and measured. We did everything on our