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Greene, H.
1997
June 9 (continued)
slip on a slightly boulder and
Crash off part of my lantern. at
approx 1930hr, Dave Hardy locates and we
photograph TS#1 in a hunchy posture approx
1m above ground on slope toward down
above concrete path by water facility. Site
is approx 30m up slope in moderately dense
vegetation, perhaps 50-75m from release
site. The viper is on sort of a stick
tripod w/ its tail grasping a vertical
stick below the horizontal body and S-coil
in anterior. When I moved closer (<2m)
for photo, he slowly moved up a dead
end branch, retracted and crossed
horizontally on connecting vegetation
to adjacent branches. Occasional tongue
flicks but the snake didn't seem
disturbed. At 1945hr as we walked the
upper loop road, got a Polypedates
lecercosagastar approx 20cm above ground in
dense vegetation, just above road cut,
between Tower stairs and Stream #1.
I had to lift Kelly up the embankment
and she semi-fell down barging
her arms and back. I found two
small yellow birds roosting together
3m up in bamboo. At 2035hr