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Coluber Constrictor mormen
Sept. 11, 1960 Golf Course, Charles hee Tilden Regional Park,
Contra Costa Co., Calif. - This afternoon about
3:30 I saw a juvenile Coluber in the weeds at
the edge of Wildcat Canyon Creek at the southern
part of the golf course in Tilden Park. It was
crawling on the dirt between clumps of watercrest
and grass in and along the creek, below an emb-
bankment of loose, dry earth over grown with
horse tails. The snake was in the sun, and quite
active. It disappeared in the bushes and was not
taken. Judging from its size (about 9 inches), it must
have hatched very recently.
Oct 15, 1960 Devil's Gulch, about 2 mi. NW hayunitas, Marin Co.,
Calif. . This afternoon Teddy Papantoss caught a juvenile
Racer which was rapidly crawling in the grass along
the road through Devil's Gulch. The specimen was about
13" long, quite spotted. The temperature was quite
warm, probably about 80° F, and it was quite windy,
but sunny at the collected site. It was about 4:20
when we got the snake. There were many Srelapons
occidentalis in the grass and at the edge of the
road. The snake bit freely when handled.