Field notes, v1307
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Greene, H. 1990 August 10 (continued) C. molossus ♂ #3. Finally located him under the edge of a large lina agave at 1630 hr. Snake was starting to crawl out the east side of the plant, in shade - perhaps blocks in late afternoon? It withdrew almost out of sight under the agave leaves, w/ head protruding and tail visible, but never rattled. We went to the SWRS ≈ 1730, and just after dinner at 1830 hrs, was called to catch an adult C molossus crawling across a trail just across the footbridge NB: missed several porcupine myles Fabrial over Care Creek behind the Director's house - it rattled as I lifted it on a hook to the bag, but didn't strike. Claudia and I gave talks after dinner, and Dick Zweifel told me of finding a Tantilla melanocephala in Venezuela eating a centipede. Jay Cole told me that he and Dick have field notes on a pair of C. molossus motley at the station many years ago. Ken Helms (Arizona St. U.) studied artostright and told me once last summer and again last week he saw what looked like sistrurus in a grassland site just N. of the Portal Rd. in New Mexico, immediately E. of its jet. w/ State Fire Rd. He had sketched the spearpoint and light-dark hood markings of this year's snake, as well as the round,