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Journal
Juncz 903 6th Court Albany Calif.
(Cont) Slightly tilted. Droplets were seen
on rear claws almost 1700
from long axis of lizard.
The lizard was pictured being
held at time of spotting
as I said so these two
L's might cover slightly more
of an arc than if it had
been sitting still on sand, I
do not remember if the head
was pointing downward or
not when the blood started.
After the initial spurt, tho
at least 6 or 7 large drops
of blood come out of each
cye & soaked into sand.
The lizard arched yb back,
francised out, waggled its
tail a few times then held
it + head arched upward
just as a typical defense
reaction. The breathing
was stopped. The body +
limbs twitching frequently
& the tongue was slowly
protruded & caught by the
tightly closed mouth. These
eyes were open for the 1st
1/2 minute or so then closed
decidedly. The usual army white
color of body appeared quite
yellow (not this region growing yellow)
and quite noticeable different
compared from Johnson who noticed
by my wife who just came here.