Field notes, v1305
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Here, H. 1984 26 June (continued) An adult Caiman crocodilus was lying on the long axis of a log on a sandbar at the river's edge, its mouth open and [illegible] legs dangling down. Tongue was rather bright yellow, sides of body olive w/ darker bars on tail. When we arrived we could see the Spidotes ~15-20m up in a tree over the river, and it was the case that the signal was strongest when the receive[r?] was held high in the air. We became semi-believers that the Spidotes had eaten the Bothers, tho I remained doubtful because of the lack of obvious girth in the former. Manuel and Sarah remained w/ the snake and the rest of us returned after lunch, ~1330hrs, by trail. The Spidotes eventually came to w/in ~3m of us, but when we shook the small tree, it moved up and out of sight. The speed and agility w/ which that snake moved in the foliage was impressive - it seemed "at home." As we walked around on the ground trying to see it, the signal seemed louder at one point over the edge of the terrace, on the steep slope of the forest river bank. M said, "it seems we are still looking for a Terriopelo." Manuel went down the slope and w/in 10 minutes found the snake, under leaves ~ 1/2 way down to the river, such that it could only be seen