Greene, H. 1985 5 August (continued) few meters above the creek in open woods. Hooked it out gently, which elicited only mild rattling, and into a sack-- might be digesting a meal. Driving back, just down canyon from the SWRS, a large Mastigophis bilineatus crossed the road and disappeared near the creek among trees -- very fast. Met Vince Roth, Director of the Southwestern Research Station, who gave me a beautiful Elgaria kingii he caught today near the station. After dark made three circuits up Cave Creek Canyon to the S.W.R.S. and three trips 3.0 miles S. of Portal, from x 20-2230 hrs. Saw 2 Crotalus scutulatus juveniles on the southern runs (2052h, 2154h, not collected). Got a large, beautiful Elaphe tigris just crawling into the road in Cave Creek Canyon at 2018, 0.5 mi toward S.W.R.S. past the turn to South Fork. It lay motionless until picked up, then formed an acute S-coil and struck wildly until bagged. At 2110h found a large Hypsiglena torquata just hit near S.W.R.S. At 2045h there was a Micrurus eurypterus AOR in mesquite 1.5 mi S. of Portal, easily recognizable from w/in the car. When I restrained the snake it began wild contortions, taildisplay, snapping and biting, and sharp cloacal popping that was easily audible. When I examined the snake two hours later it had reingested a