Hendrickson 1950 Caiman Nov. 9 Villavicija, 1400 ft., Huila, Colombia, S. A. 20'-30' from the water. We tied it to a pole and hired two boys to carry it to town. It appeared dead by this time; however, at about 11:00 P.M. it began to thrash vigorously, breaking the wires holding it to the pole. It walked about the room actively for a few seconds, creating some excitement, then it relaxed again. We tied it outside, to a tree. Nov. 10 Three 50 c.c. shots of strong chloroform solution were administered, but until it was more than half-skinned, violent reflexes halted the work at intervals. Paulino, working near the head, began playing with the relaxed jaws; at one point he touched the tongue with his hand, and the jaws clamped shut. He extricated his hand with difficulty and we treated about 5 tooth punctures. These soon became very painful, as did one I received while pressing hard on the teeth to obtain a good grip while fleshing the skull. Either the mucous was highly irritating, or bacteria carried in it