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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.