the black kingsnake again. Also, I want to explore the lewtered areas and lagons above the town. It was windy all day. In the morning a breeze was already creating waves in the bay of la Pay. We stopped in the rocks 2.5 miles S of San Antonio where I had caught the two DOR Lichanura; I spent 30 min. turning rocks in a shady canyon finding zero. Upon arrival at the end of the dirt road above Mira Flores, we climbed directly up to the aqueduct leading to the dam. I found six drowned snakes in this water trap, 2 Tantilla and 4 Chilomeniscus stramineous. Two of the latter were too far gone for preservation. The others must have fallen in last night and finally died of overheating when the sun was directly overhead. The sun had set behind the mountains by the time I reached the dam and the lagons. It's incredibly scenic here. I spent the last 1/2 hr. walking through the canyon. In the sandy area among the boulders a startled juvenile Mastophis flagellum (tox) raced out of my path, but