Field notes, v1600
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Seib, R. 1983 Mulege to La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico 9 May Chose rocks and then headed back to La Paz in high gear. 3.6 miles from the La Paz city limits I picked up a fresh DOB Lampropeltis getulus ♀ at 13:00. It seems warmer near La Paz and I suspect there is more snake activity here at this time. Back to the hotel and totally collapsed. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico 10 May Woke late, 10:30, had breakfast and then spent 2 1/2 hours weighing, measuring and dressing the animals. Spent the day at the hotel beach and pool. Got ice and gas in town. Can't believe how big the city is. All my old familiar routes have been converted to one-way streets. They went overboard in this respect. Drove out to the rocks near San Antonio before sunset. Picked up a large DOB Masticophis outside of La Paz. Beautiful sunset in the hills above San Antonio. Picked up a live baby Chilomyscus cinctus at this time and thought it was a sign of good things to come. However, we didn't see anything else for two hours. In the rocky area just North of El Triunfo we got a live (Crotalus mitchelli) in the process of swallowing a mouse on the road. This