.R. MOON 1987 Journal 36 26 April Mitchell Caverns, Providence Mountains, San Bernardino Co., CA. I took my parents to see Mitchell Caverns while they're here visiting for a couple of days. We were all amazed at the beautiful geologic features of the caverns, and I was particularly interested in hearing about the Pleistocene sloth fossils found there. Afterwards I talked to the ranger, John Kelso-Shelton, about the ringneck snake sightings in the area. He said they had been seen in the rocky area on the trail from the park headquarters to the Caverns in the fall. The elevation there is about 1300 m and there does not seem to be much surface moisture there. All in all not the type of habitat I would expect to find ringneck snakes in. Mr. Kelso-Shelton said that this spring people visiting the park had seen Rosy Boas, king- snakes, and even a Lyre snake on the trails near the office but none of those snakes had been captured for closer examination. I would expect Lyre snakes here but the accuracy of this identification is questionable since I don't know