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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