Journal, v1583
Page 87
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471.3 4:05 PM Crotalus cerastes lying stretched out on the dirt road between Ogilbe Rd and Glamis. It is sprinkling. The snake was about 24 inches long. It struck repeatedly as I went to grab it and kept striking after it was in the ground. This region is an extensive, gravelly compacted alluvium. Ironwood and creosote bushes are scattered on each side of the road. The sky is completely clouded here overhead but if I look in the whole horizon it would be about 50% cloud cover. The air temp 1/2" above the substation was 22.6, the soil temp with the bulb buried was 25.7. The ground was loose. A slight breeze is blowing. 478.6 4:35 saw a kit fox beside the road. It seemed curious and rather bold. Very sparse creosote bush, Ironwood, galleta grass. Gravelly alluvium as before. Overcast. Ran parallel