Field notes, v1305
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Greene, H. 1984 10 June (continued) 20cm, was in a flat, compact, folded (not really coiled) posture on a Heliconia trunk that was at an angle (see photos). Snake was such that tail was out to one side, head perpendicular to long axis of plant. Maybe a good stance to catch Norops? We left it alone in hopes of learning how long it will stay there. From ~2030 to 2145hr we walked out the CES to ~800m w/out seeing any vertebrates. Heard numerous Eleutherodactylus diaetana, a few Agalychnis callidryas and some unidentified frogs, and a Crested Owl. Very bright moon and sky and almost no rain today. 11 June At ~0800hr Orlando found a new young, brightly colored Micrurus migoctinctus active by the bridge between the dorm and the AC labs. Dave Hardy and I walked around the Camino Experimental and found a large Boiga marinus hopping across CEN, just past its junction w/ CES- the first live ever seen in the forest. This was at 0845hrs. At 0857hr I missed an Eleutherodactylus minus in litter at ~CEN 600m. We arrived at SO ~970m to see the little Bothrops schlegeli from yesterday, and found it just finishing an anole, Norops lemuros- only one hind foot and the complete tail visible when we arrived at 0918hrs. Snake was in a new site ~2m from yesterday. Anne Brooke told me the snake was coiled at the new site when