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Green, H.
1990
December 16 (continued)
trip, therefore not the pair I saw. From 1000-1130h
I walked the CES-CEN-SOC loop, and smelled
Tayassu on several occasions. At 1022h, checking
the spot where I once stepped on a Lachesis at
~600m off on the CES, I spotted an adult
Lanpropeltis triangulum crouching in undulatory
curls w/ head tipped to ground, slowly (436.8g, ?
1075+162mm). The snake was instantly obvious at
a distance of >4m, and was completely exposed
in dappled sunlight -- it was not cryptic! As
I dashed up it took flight in rapid undulation,
and when seized it thrashed laterally w/ tail coiled,
exposing bright belly rings as well. Bit repeatedly
and a strong (but not particularly foul) odor was
easily sensed. No palpable food or eggs. Paired
off and on into the evening, and there are pools everywhere
along the trails. Between [illegible] 1945-2015h I was taken
to where three people had seen small snakes: 1) by the
River Station by Lisa that we couldn't find; a tiny
Sibon nebulata beside the AC Job; and a juvenile
Bothrops asper coiled in the center of the sidewalk
a few meters from forest edge in the clearing. The latter
was in what I think is typical Jereiopels huntig
posture w/ a coil 2 loops deep and head extended out
over a lower loop -- got photos (8.6g, 372+43mm, ?).
Scattered Hyla callig in Cantarana Swamp, periodic
rain, no snakes. [See below re B. asper]