Ruth Stephen 1971 Raptik Collecting Trip Amboy Crater, San Bernardino Coy Calif. May 13 within a rock pile it had run into as I walked up to it. It did not look real good... a bit on the thin side. SBR 1417 At 1135 I spotted a sidewinder coiled in a shady area between two rocks. The snake was resting peacefully - seemingly taking no notice of me so I walked back to the car and returned - taking it easily. It made several half-hearted strikes at the snake spit but didn't really become active until it had been in the jar for several minutes. It too appeared thin. 1418 RCS hoosed a Dipsosaurus and 1419 a Callisaurus. Road from Amboy to 29 Palms Bristol Dry Lake is being all torn up by the National Chloride Company. They are gouging out large channels for use in concentrating salts. The crust of the old dry lake is broken. The loss of large quantities of water in this way could act to lower the water table thus affecting plants. The elevation of the town of Amboy