J.R. Alcorn Crotalus 10 mi. W Fallon, 4050 ft., Churchill Co., Nevada. April 12 1936 at this point (Steam Shovel Cut) the canal banks are high with many cracks & crevices in the adobe soil. Rattlesnakes come here to hole up for the winter and before leaving in the spring to go onto the desert they stay about with parts of their body exposed to the light & seen. Perhaps they do this to become accustomed to the light after their period of hibernation. I counted thirty of them but did not kill or collect any. October 1936. On Lincoln Highway, 35 mi. E Fallon, Churchill Co., Nev. I killed two rattlesnakes, about sundown, that were along the side of the road. I took them to the home of Robt. Guire, my father in law, & we fried them and ate them. They were good in flavor with very white meat. Taste similar to bull frog legs but I dont care to eat any more for some years to come.