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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Transcription
Alcorn
1939.
Crotalus
Aug. 10. Birch Creek ranch, 5955 ft., Big Smoky Valley, Lander Co., Nevada.
This snake was found crawling across
the road that which runs alongside an
alfalfa field. As I approached, it rattled
and apparently was in a fighting mood.
Any object poked at it was struck
immediately.