Field notes, v1305
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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