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Heene, H.
1987
20 June
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nearly and no longer live at la Selva like Jaime (who was w/ Ricky Van Belkum) and Freddie (who was w/ Gretchen Broker). Park service personnel, some of whom like Ronaldo we knew already and some whom we met for the first time; and local people. Periodically the band dedicated a song to persons or groups, e.g., "a Carmen y sus amigos" and to the "a la gente de O.T.S." On the way home, Roberto Gredero, the station manager who was driving, and Rocío Lopez sang passionate songs and the windshield fogged periodically. Finally got in bed, very damp (we were all drenched in sweat long before the dance ended), ~0100h.
21 June at ~0500h Phil Robertson woke me w/ a knock and the news of a small Ieciopeleo downstairs by our bathrooms. Pulled on pants and shoes and went down to discover a large Leptodeira septentrionalis crawling in a corner. Perhaps we should rename this speciesculela del baño, as it is the second such find in a week! 630+189mm, 55g, ♀.
It's only response to handling was rapid crawling, writhing, and ejecting a rather foul smelling liquid from the cloaca. Walking back across the bridge after a late breakfast,