C. ZIEGLER 1956 JOURNAL 4/22 POINT ISABEL, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF. (Cont.) DUG OUT BURROWS (NEAR NEW ROAD) THAT SHOWED 3 TO 4 INCH SEGMENTS OF GRASS SCATTERED IN FRONT OF, [illegible] & PARTIALLY DRAGGED IN, HOLES. NO CUT SANICOVIA IN THESE PILES. ALTHO PLENTY OF FRESH SANCOWAS NEARBY, HOLES WERE ROUNDED A LITTLE OVER 1/4" IN DIA AT SURFACE BUT JUST BELOW SURFACE WERE SEEN TO ENTER INTO OLD INCH TO 2 INCH WIDE CRACKS PREMAD WHEN EARTH DRIED. MOST OF THESE CRACKS WERE CALCERO OVER ON TOP GROUND BUT CAN DOWN ABOUT A FOOT TO FT+HALF BELOW SURFACE. THIS HOLE [illegible] HOLES OPEN 1 FOOT TOP VIEW DIAGRAM OF RUNS DUG OUT, FOUND SMELL OF OLD GRASS & STUMPS + DEBRIS 12 INCHES BELOW SURFACE IN BURROW WHOSE ENTRANCE SHOWED FRESH CUTS CUSTINGS. SURPRISINGLY, TWO SAW NO FRESH GRASS IN [illegible] BURROW - JUST AT HOLE'S ENTRANCE. AT 10:45AM SAW ANOTHER LARGE SNAKE YELLOW ORANGE & RED SIDE SPOTS IN LEFT OPEN CRANICE ON N SIDE OF ROAD.