Field notes, v1501
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B.R. MOON 1987 Journal 8 7 April Kelbaker Road 6.7 miles north of highway 40, San Bernardino county, CA. 0950 PST. On our way to Barstow, Bruce and I found a road-killed Mojave rattlesnake being eaten by a turkey vulture. Upon closer look, most of the 3-ft snake had been eaten out from the underside by the vulture. Along Kelbaker road on boulder outcrops we found two desert spring lizards that hid in cracks in the rocks when we approached. We noosed (and released on the spot) a small ? of ~15cm SVL; the other one was apparently a male and much larger. Later, from Barstow we went to Victorville to look for a Wells Fargo bank. We never found one. When we returned toorners camp later in the afternoon, we went for a mountain bike ride along the road and campsites toward Granite Pass from Dorners. I noticed a lone dark cloud above raining into the air, but no water was reaching the ground. Disappearing rain. After dark we night drove Kelbaker road and found only a hatching glossy snake (see species account) probably from last Fall's clutch. Then back home.