Field notes, v1305
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Greene, B. 1984 29 June (continued) both Bothrops asper before lunch and they were in the same places. Manuel checked Ch2 & 5 at 2100 h, both same place. 30 June Michael Foyden saw three Micrurus nigricinctus in one trip around the Camino Circular last night (x2 km). at ~09/10 h this morning he caught a 570 g Lachryphorus triangulum just as its tail was disappearing into a hollow log off the #C lab sidewalk in the forest. I palped a freshly eaten (swallowed head first) Helicops out of the snake that weighed 38.5g. We took out the Laesis at ~0930 - she inflated and formed an exaggerated S-coil, but never struck. Had some difficulty w/ the transmittter - couldn't get it past ca. 1/3 down. At 1030h I checked Bothrops asper Ch5 and found it still under the leaf; 25/30. Ana Gomez and her helper Danilo came in right after lunch to tell us they'd found a big Terciopelo in a fresh gap at ~700 m on the El Suampto trail. On our way out we found a tiny Bothrops marinus at 550 CCC at 1330h, coiled in the trail. Found the B. asper coiled on a log ~10 cm in diameter and adjacent brush, partly in sun, obviously swollen w/ food or young. Danilo had been working on all fours and suddenly saw the snake crawling between his legs! Said he 'had a new birthday' today, meaning I guess, that he's 'on borrowed time' from now on. Snake weighed 2.15kg and br