Field notes, v1306
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Greene, H. 1989 August 16 (continued) on the other. Snake was immobile in a sun patch, and only dashed off the road as I approached on foot. Squirmed and bit when seized. At approx 1230h we released the Crotalus molossus at their original capture site, a Necturus nest built into the side of a pile of drifted branches in the canyon bottom. Barney Tomberlin and I drove to Bernardino and back between approx 1600-1840 h. At 1610h we found an adult Crotalus scutulatus crossing State Line Rd. There was a very DOR Heterodon nasicus adult on Hwy 80 at Bernardino, hit today since it wasn't there last night. From approx 1630-1800 h Barney ad I walked up to the old cinder mine, 22.2 mi SW State Line Rd on Hwy 80, W of the Hwy. The ground is muddy and there is standing water in places; shy overcast, humid, almost cool. We caught 3 Sceloporus undulatus, 1 Cnemidophorus uniparens, and a pair of Cryptophytus collaris under rocks and old boards. Barney spotted a small Phrynosoma douglasii (or modestum?) crawling among small rocks in open ground; piece of shedding skin around head. Several Sceloporus escaped because they dove into the bases of "brunch grass" (?) when startled under rocks. After preserving the lizards and a fast dinner, I road hunted to Bernardino and back, up to SWRS, out to 2 mi E. of Portal, and