Field notes, v1306
Page 337
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Freene, H. 1988 July 31 Portal, Cochise Co., Arizona arrived here in mid-afternoon with Missy Wood, having spent the previous two nights with David and Billie Hardy and two days before that driving from Berkeley. Went road hunting at ~ 1830 hr to the Sistrurus area, ~ 18-25 miles SW of State Line Rd. on Hwy 80. Found a large adult, very light-feeling Pituophis melanoleucus stretched out and motionless just SW of the little bridge at the base of the curve/hill that Barney Tomberlin says is best for Sistrurus. Snake made an exaggerated S-coil, hissed loudly, and struck when I touched it with snake hooks. Let it go. Collected a juvenile Lampropeltis getulus, which only crawled and squirmed when seized; a small Crotalus scutulatus that crawled in a frenzy, rattled, and struck when restrained; and a fleshy lit adult C. scutulatus in the same area. Saw several Sceloporus couchi and some Bufo on the highway. August 1 Picked up several frozen snakes from Barney Tomberlin. Good rain at midday. Cool and overcast all day. Road hunted from ~ 1900-2230, up into canyon, back through Portal, several passes through the Sistrurus area and again through the canyon (to South Fork). Saw only a live Crotalus scutulatus (collected), and a DOR Thamnophis mccannus near the Sistrurus curve. Numerous