Greene, H. 1984 15 July caused yesterday, and two birds a few inches (continued) above the cloaca which appears to be spiral injuries of unknown origin. When I turned her out of the can, she slid rapidly away to leaves at the base of a small Wolffia palm a few meters N of the trail, then coiled under them at S-coil and head facing me. I have the growing impression that these snakes try to escape, then prepare for an offensive defense should the pursuer continue. At 1425h Bothrops asper Ch 4 has head on the E side of a broad coil, facing E; bright overcast; 29/30. At 1440h. B. asper Ch 5 is as before, still "aimed" towards the trail. 16 July An uncomfortable night w/ biting bugs and snuffles, and I felt crummy this AM so Manuel checked the snakes. Getting a sore throat so I mapped and relaxed all morning. At ~1330h Feyrne Godinas showed me what appears to be the den of a Felis onca. It is ~50m N of the CCL at ~300m, on a ~N facing slope above the Quebrada El Salto. The slope is sparsely covered by trees and small understory palms, and there is a large fallen tree nearby. The entrance is a few meters down slope from the ridge, marked by an obvious mound of red dirt that rises directly in front and then falls away down the slope. The hole