Aug 16, 1960 Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi white. Body with yellow dorsal stripes and yellow-gray lateral stripe, the dorsal stripe on the vertebral & half to 7/3's the paraverte- bral rows, the lateral on 3/4's of the 3rd, all the 2nd, and 1/2 the 1st scale rows. Gray brown below lateral stripe. A few orange spots on lateral stripe anteriorly. Below lateral stripe and tips of centrals gray brown. Small red bars above lateral stripe, mostly confined to skin between the scales. Venter bluish gray, edges of the shields lighter, becoming white anteriorly. Iris dark brown, yellowish around pupil. About 21 inches total length. Aug 17, 1960 Five lakes, near Squaw Valley, 2500 ft, Placer Co., Calif. - Aug. 17, 1960- #43 A Thamnophis taken at the northern end of the westernmost of the five lakes. It was crawling along the shore when captured, moving away from the water. The edge of the lake was a muddy flat about 3 feet wide, covered with clumpy grass, and very wet. Beyond this was a line of alders about 6-8 feet high and 2 trees thick. The ground above this is very dry, dusty pine forest with a sparse growth of low berries (Viburnum?) bushes scattered here and there. The mud graded very gradually into the creek and the water was only about a foot deep 4 feet from the edge. A Rang was taken about 30 feet south of the site in a similar, but less grassy area. Very similar to #22 (above), but without orange in lateral stripe and dorsal stripe with more dark pigment, generally darker, and a yellow parietal spot.