Field notes, v1305
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Greene, H. 1984 June 8 May Finca La Selva, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Prov. Heredia, Costa Rica Left Berkeley at 6.4Hm on the 6th, flew to Los Argos where I met David Hardy (MD from Tucson), then to San Jose, Costa Rica via Mexico City and Guatemala. Spent yesterday in San Jose getting feet, etc., and visiting the Instituto Clodovico Picado. Had an uneventful ride out and arrived here at approx 12 noon. Learned that the Liebman's had found a Bothrops asutus: SV 317 mm, tail 15+?, 22.5 g, ♀. It had swallowed head-first a wood snake, Glyphosynchus: crown-rump 63 mm, head width 15.5 mm, max. dia. of body approx 27.0 mm, 16.5 g. For approx 1 hour Manuel Santana, Dave Hardy, and I walked out around the loop trail and looked. Caught a juvenile Pseustes at 1602 m in leaves beside trail at xxxx/025m (just before bridge over Saltito). It stuck w/ widely opened mouth and resembled a Bothrops schlegeli so much in appearance (green w/ maroon bands) that I thought a viper for a while and pinned it. The Liebman's saw a subadult Felis concolor last night. June 9 May Today Rodolfo Peralta found at noon a Bothrops asutus: 296+32mm, 22.0g. It contained a Heteromys, freshly swallowed head-first; SV 102 mm, tail 95 mm, max dia (head) 15 mm, 28.5 g. Dave Hardy and walked out the CE's