October 1956 THAMNORHIS SLEEVANS MARO WINDSOR CANYON, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF. 11:10 AM. Found 1 under 1' dia. rock in high grass, CONVUL & BRECHNERS FIELD NEAR FISHING POND IN GARDEN. CHECKS BETWEEN BLACK BROTHES ROOISH [illegible] ON BACK, SINGLE YELLOW STRIPE ON SPINE. ALMOST TURQUOISE BENEATH WITH ROOISH Splotches, 30 inches long. CONNERGO (220 feet) PER Point Isobon, CONTRA COSTA CO., CALIF. 9:15 AM. CANYON 28, N, ON E, YELLOW ODESON STRIPE, ROOISH STRIPES IN LOW GRASS. NEAR SAN CARLO MAREY AT ELKOT RANOS. CRAWLED NOT TO QUICKLY TO BURROW DOWN IN DIRT BESIDE LINCE TIMBER, DIG HIM OUT & "MILKOO" BODY FORWARD, GOT OUT A YOUNG( ) MICROTO'S 3 SWALLOWED TAD FIRST WITH 2 2 INCH SKINS LYING ON MOSES HEAD. BODY WORK QUICKLY DOWN WITH MUCUS, FRONT PAWS HOLD TIGHTLY IN TOWARDS HEAD, SINCE HIND LEGS & PART OF INTESTINES DISLOO, SALT FISHY BOO SMELLING MUCH EXTRUDED FROM VENT OVER MY HANDS. 9:40 AM SAW ANOTHER [illegible] INCHES LONG & NEARLY AN INCH THICK ON DRY STONY BANK. IT SLID DOWN BANK INTO CRACK IN FRONT OF DITCH & WAS PROOED OUT OTHER GUY & CAUGHT, SEEMED BY FEET TO HAVE NOTHING IN STOMACH, YELLOW BACK STRIPE ABOUT 3 SCORES WIDE. SIDE STRIPES YELLOW ALSO & ABOUT SAME WIDTH. 10:45 AM. SAW ANOTHER ROUGHLY 20 INCHES LONG & 3/4 IN. THICK IN CRUICE NEXT TO