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Heele, H.
1979
24 March (cont.)
1 juv Pituophis under a large piece of carpet.
The Coluber were quick to move off,
more so than the Pituophis. The
colube squirmed a bit. The two
Pituophis I picked up (adults)
both thrashed then hissed at
struck when restrained. The
3 Pituophis together were facing N,
in loose coils w/ heads & necks
extended. The adult Pituophis
were <= 1 m total length, the
colube shorter - ~0.5-0.75 m.
8 April
3 Coluber under the corrugated sheets
at Pinole - collected them to weigh & later
release. Found 1 Diadophis under a
corrugated sheet (flat land) and one
under a small piece of plywood
near the top of a slope.
10 April
Returned to release the 3 Coluber and
found 3 more under the same corrugated
sheets. All are adults, about the
same size.
22 April
1 Diadophis (opaque, collected) and 1 Pituophis
under a single corrugated sheet at
Pt Pinole,