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Greene, H.
1984
18 June
turned and crawled pathly out, head N, and
froze. We left quietly.
(continued)
19 June
Dave Hardy and I went out and found the snake
at 0800hr. She was coiled under the same
Wolfia frond: loose flat coil w/ head on an outer
loop, facing NNW. Took some photos, did not,
apparently, disturb her, and left at 0820hrs.
This site is on a terrace edge, a few meters beyond
the big Cidera and overlooking the Salto. Snake
now seems to be clearly shed. Temp. 26/30.
At ~0950h I released the subadult Madigodyus
that we caught 16 June at 2:50 C E S. As I
reached the spot by the log, a juvenile Ameiva
ran across the only large blotch of sunlight
in view on the trail, precisely the spot where the
snake had been lying when we first spied it.
We returned at 1045hr, snake same, 29/30; ground
24.2 C; air 1m up in shade 26.2; We left at 1102hrs.
We returned at 1423hr, snake same place except head
now ~180° from before and less elevated. The snake
had 2 complete adjacent loops w/ remainder underneath,
head in center and lying on inner loop facing out.
Snake 30/30, ground 25.2°, air 26.5°. Just before we
left at 1432 hr, snake suddenly swung head to
face the stream and land w/ it a few inches
outside the outer loop. I was standing 2m
away for a couple of minutes, immobile, but