Havana, H. 1982 25 March swollen w/ a meal. Tried to hook it out (continued) after photos but it started out the other side. Hooked it onto trail but couldn't get it's head pinned before it moved into thicket toward river. A very beautiful snake - almost black and gold and very velvety. Didn't seem particularly aggressive but fast. Photographed the snake w/ Life Magazine people after lunch in the arboretum. From about 1630-1745 walked to 290m on Central Trail to check Chironius (got signal) - no snakes. Went out w/ Life people from 1930-2100 on the Research Trail. Found a juvenile Leptodeira septentrionalis at 2038m at about 80m on the New Research Trail. It was crawling slowly up the apical of a young Welffia palm leaf, approx 0.5m above ground. Saw several small Eleutherodactylus on leaves - food for a prowling snake? 26 March Walked all morning w/ Manuel Santana and Michael Melford (photographer from Life magazine); went to 290m on Central Trail and got signal from the Chironius. Then walked by way of El Swamp Trail to stump where I caught the Bothrops asper and released it. Didn't see big one. Spent the afternoon helping Michael photograph snakes.