Field notes, v4227
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June 14 Reserva Nectandra, San Ramon, Alajuela, Costa Rica (cont.) ...named Roberto, on a property also owned by the Sennett's. The Ocelipina was apparently inside his house. Starting at 14:30, we walked with Fredi to the northern fence line for a heavy rain, at times lighter and at times very heavy, which didn't let up all evening. We searched in a pasture just outside the boundaries of the reserve, and saw lots of Craugastor brandfordi, C. fitzingeri, and Rana aurantiacincta; heard unknown chk-chk-chk frogs in trees. Jon found a Midway migrisetina in a log which I accidentally injured with my potato rake. We walked into the forest in la Olotan, the primary forest patch recently acquired by Nectandra. The forest here is beautiful--huge trees with nice streams, and seemed very intact. Found an Andrias oxylophus in a stream. Waited until about 18:05 and started walking back w/ lights; saw only 2 Craugastor and a Rana before reaching Nectandra proper. The heavy rain seemed to deter herp activity, although we did here a lot of Craugastor-type frogs calling. Started track at 19:35, and saw an Atrephidea nemumifer along the trail, near where we had seen the Bottrops earlier in the week. I got a Brumatentes cuentus near the visitors center. When we got back, Jon attempted to milk the coral snake for its venom to help w/ a project at UTA. The snake was difficult to handle and bit Jon on the right thumb. We immediately went to the San Ramon hospital, where they administered 4 tubes of antivenin. Jon spent the night and was OK, although the first hour was very scary and he was in incredible pain. Susan and I stayed with him until 02:30, then slept at Hotel La Pasada.