Paul De Benedicti 1961 April 16 Pituophis melanoleucus San Geronimo, Marin Co., Calif. I found a 3-foot specimen of this snake under a rock about 2 feet x 1 feet x 1 feet on a steep cow pasture. The area about was covered with short grass and small flowers, and there were a few outcroppings near by. The snake was partially buried in the loose, damp earth under the rock. The snake was quite cold and inactive. May 12 Strawberry Canyon Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. This morning about 8:14 A.M. I found a 3 foot specimen crawling across a dirt road near the botanical gardens. The snake was inactive until captured. It was released in the field. May 14 Chas. H. Tilden Regional Park, Contra Costa Co., Calif. This morning at 11:40 AM Elvey Combs, my brother John, and I found a 3½ foot specimen crossing the road from the Brazilian gardens to Inspiration Point. It was inactive when found, on the east side of the road crawling down towards the gardens. The snake was quite warm. It tried to bite when I picked it up. It had extremely small dorsal blotches, like a sayi. The animal was released on the other side of the road.