3. R MOON 1987 Species Account Striped Whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus) 14 May South fork of Bonanza King Canyon, Providence Mountains, San Bernardino Co., CA. T11N R14E Sec 31 SE'/4. elev. 1520 m. I saw a small (~1m) whipsnake in a rocky, brushy part of the canyon at about 1600 PST. It took cover in a small dead shrub overgrown with grass but then quickly crawled into a large clump of Desert Almond. This area was about '1/4 south of the confluence of the South Fork with the middle fork of the canyon, and just above a small steep slope (almost a cliff) of soil and rock jumbles. The habitat is Pinar-Juniper, just above lower limit in this canyon, with oak like bushes and Desert Almonds in addition to smaller shrubs and grasses. The snake was in sunlight but otherwise it was mostly overcast (~75% cloud cover); 25-27°C.