Two individuals were found on the forest floor, and one adult, having a
total length of 953 mm., was removed from the stomach of a large
_Drymarchon corais melanurus_. There is considerable variation in color
and pattern. A juvenile (KU 58104), having a total length of 332 mm.,
has a tan dorsum with 19 interconnected dark brown, diamond-shaped,
middorsal blotches, the lateral extensions of which are black; the belly
is a cream-color with brown squares. An adult female (KU 55706), having
a total length of 779 mm., has a dorsal coloration like the preceding
specimen, except that the lateral extensions of the dorsal blotches are
brown; the belly is a uniform cream-color. A second adult female (KU
55707), having a total length of 953 mm., has a brown dorsum with 21
interconnected black, diamond-shaped, middorsal blotches, the lateral
extensions of which are black; the belly is a cream-color with black
squares.
The local name for this species is _braza de piedra_.
=Bothrops schlegeli schlegeli= (Berthold)
Paso Subin, 1.
This specimen was taken from the thatched roof of a house at the edge of
the forest and contained the remains of a small mammal. The local name
is _nahuyaca_.