Field notes, v1304
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Greene, H. 1981 1 July (continued) behind us. It had a short, parallel sided rattle strin, was well over lm long, and didn't have palpable food. Also scarcely rattled, though it struggled vividly when pinned. A very green snake. The naturalists report that Crotalus is very common here, plus Gopherus agassizii, Phrynosoma coronatum, San propeltis zonata, and Hypsiglena -- and maybe Gambelia. It is a floristically very diverse, topographically diverse, beautiful place. Returned to Berkeley ≈ 1400. 9 July Flew to Seattle, met Kristine Tollestrup, and drove to eastern Oregon to look for Phrynosoma douglasii. Drove south through Portland, to Redmond, then W. past Sisters to Indian Ford Campground for the night. 10 July Next morning looked around in an area of conifers near Santiam Pass, but no lizards. Then drove to Fort Rock, Lake Co., arriving ≈ 1400hr. Walked around 'til ≈ 1600 but saw only Uta and/or Sceloporus gracilioris. Saw numerous live and dead Jepus and lots of feces, and my impression is that the labyrinthine pattern of open space