E. V. Miller 1940 Gopher Snake March 24 400' ± elev. 38 mi. S of Nuevo Laredo in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. I was sitting by a bush writing for birds when a Gopher snake (Pituophis) "coiled" about 2 ft. from me and gave a flat throaty hiss. I killed it with a stick. This was about 50 yds. from the edge of a pond 1/2 mile long. Habitat - Prickly-pear cactus and other cacti, Mesquite and other brush. Ducks and shore birds on the lake; Coyotes, Jack Rabbits, and Cotton- tailed Rabbits present. Small mammals present - Peromyscus leucopus, Perognathus merriami and Neotoma micropus.