Field notes, v1308
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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