Field notes, v1307
Page 131
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Greese, b. 1990 August 21 at 1515hr. C. molossus #3 has crossed the (continued) road and is just north of it, near the base of a large brush and difficult to see. As Wade circled to spot him, a small Sphyrelagus audioloni jumped toward the snake, squeaked, and bounded out of sight. at 15:17 the snake yawned; at 15:18 moved head slightly; at 15:19 a volley of tongue-flicks; at 15:20 a "big" yawn and we can see he's in a flat coil. I think he struck (because of the yawns) and missed (because he didn't trail) the rabbit. at 15:37hr we found C. molossus #5 under a low plant ~1m from the dying yucca where she was yesterday, in a flat coil w/ head up and horizontal on the outer coil, tail and rattle hidden. at 1545hr. C. molossus #3 is gone. at 1554 hr. we find C. molossus #6 under a low bush next to Spanish bayonette and ~5 m upslope from yesterday and ~50 m west of the corner telephone pole. It is in a tight coil w/ tail and rattle hidden, head at an up felt on the inside or an outer coil. Went road hunting w/Wade Sherbrooke, including three passes over the Rucker Canyon- Bernardino massasauga site. We saw Crotalus scutulatus, Pituophis melanoleucus (one immature, 20.1 mi SW State Fire Rd., Wade took it), and an adult ♂ Sistrurus catenatus from