R. MOON 1987 Journal 64 14 may Bonanza King Canyon, Providence mountains, San Bernardino co., CA. Striped Whipsnake). Further up the narrow, rocky and brushy canyon we climbed the northwest hillside and searched through the rocky jumbles for brachiopod fossils. The hillside is in the Pinon-Juniper woodland and has limestone outcroppings from which many fossil containing pieces have broken off. We collected these fossils for about one hour until 1700 PST, when we headed back down. On our way back down Blair Bro's Ranch road we found two large reddish Speckled rattlesnakes crossing the dirt road less then 1/4 mi. apart from each other (Species account: Speckled Rattlesnake). Further down the road we found a juvenile Mojave Rattlesnake on the road in the sun that shone through the overcast sky at 1800 PST, (Species account: Mojave Rattlesnake). We drove home via Essex and the old Hwy 66 to Kelbaker Road. On the way we saw a Sidewinder, several geckos, and a cont'd.