Field notes, v1307
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Greene,H 1990 August 18 he was in this AM, ~30m further up (N) the (continued) gully. Snake looks to be hurtin', and is at the S. edge of the nest -- such that if the rat entered or left along the ledge the rattler's head is in range. Went to a party at the AMNH's Southwestern Research Station in the evening. Richard G. Zweifel told me that last year a man in Paradise shot two Crotalus molossus together, in the crotch of a tree -- sexes unknown. August 19 At 0900h we found C. molossus #6 in the cata dyke of the arroyo just east of the mining road, several dozen meters E. of last sighting. He was crawling slowly and emitted a slight rattle click as we approached. At 0910h C. molossus #5 was in dappled sun at the edge of a small bush, coiled w/ tail hidden, ~8m SW of yesterday's site. At 0933h, C. molossus #3 was under a fallen dead juniper limb, in a flat coil w/ head [illegible] and tail not visible -- I suspected a food bulge, but wasn't convinced. Saw him shake off a small flying insect with his head. Site is ~70m east of the mining road and 20 meters north of the main road. At 1025h, C. molossus #1 is ~90 m west of the caputination site, east of a large arroyo that heads near the west end of a reddish reef escarpment below (405m) which he's been traveling. Snake was difficult to find, fucked up under the base of a pucky pear in shade, tail