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"Greer, H.
1989
July 18 (continued)
clipped 3rd vertical ant. to oval plate, on snake's left)
to measure and otherwise examine her. Ardell got her
up in a tube w/out difficulty. Noted two old scars,
one anterior on left side neck, the other on L side of
posterior body - the latter w/ obvious broken ribs. In
the afternoon Alejandros and walked to Camino Cential
1300 m and spent some time off trail in what seemed
like excellent Lacerta habitat. We went out CCC
and back CCH, saw only a possible Masticodygas or
Dendrophidion that escape under a still palm. At
1930 hrs Carol Farnetti led me to an adult ?
Bothrops asper (1700 + 234 mm, 2.05 kg) coiled
beside the trail at CES ~100m. She was perpendicular
to and facing the trail, w/ head out over coil and
parallel to ground - very nicely aimed at the
roadwall. Had to hook her into a can
by myself (Ardell and Alejandro elsewhere), and
once she got into the woods a few meters, afterwards
I led 10 students of a UCB Botanical Garden
course on a nightwalk to SOC ~500, then
to Cantarana - saw only 2 sleepy Norops
limifrons on leaves, and frogs.
July 19 after lunch we anesthetized and examined the
second ? B. asper (clipped 4th vertical, on snake's
left) - she started up the tape and then shot up
almost to the top before I grabbed her! We noted no
external injuries, but her left fang was broken
several mm above the tip.