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Greene, H.
1979
2 March (E.)
Lower slopes (W.) of Santa Ana Mtns,
(west.)
above Lake Elsinore, on Rt 74 0.7 mi W
jct. w/ Rt. 71, Riverside Co., California.
Right at dust we stop - brush,
boulders, some oaks etc. I work
on open area (flat, base of hill)
w/ much trash - plastics, tin, etc.
some of it obviously turned before
I juvenile Crotalus ruber under large
sheet of tin. Tight coil, no response
- gently lifted into each an end
of pick ax w/out even disturbing its
coil.
3 March
Rt 5-6, 5.4 mi S Valley Center P.O.,
San Diego Co., California
5 B. major
Rt 76, 2.9 mi E. jct w/5-6, 2090 ft,
San Diego Co., California
Beautiful wood canyon, steep slopes.
Dave especially like this stop.
Others set 6 B. major, I find
small adult Crotorotus in dry duff