Greene, H. 1987 28 December (continued) during which it looked very much like a Bothrops asper neonote. When cornered but not touched, it coiled w/ neck in S and tail coiled and slightly elevated, and struck repeatedly and rapidly in succession - again reminiscent of B. asper, but when in a coil, between strikes, the quadrates were spread laterally as were the anterior-most ribs, creating an impression of a much larger head. Jerry Rorner and Renee (?), his student, saw a gigantic Spilotes pullatus on the Goldridge Trail, adjacent to the parcels. It froze at their approach, vibrated the tail and faced them w/ inflated throat, then moved off into the forest. Renee thought it was 12-14 feet long, Jerry 10 feet - when I told them the one we photographed a few weeks ago was 6'9" they were surprised it was that long and felt that based on much greater girth their big one was at least 10 feet and maybe longer. Oh how I'd like to have seen that snake! After dinner I gave a talk on predator ecology to a group of Wisconsin U. students. Rained most of the night. 29 December Rain and lab work all day. From ~ 2000-2050h walked out the CES with Carmen. At CES 85, 2010 hz, a very small Bothrops martius (161+17 mm, 4.3g) coiled lightly on a palm leaf ~65cm above ground and next to the trail. Snake would have had to climb ~45 cm of stem from ground; palm next to a small old