Greene, B. 1998 August 1 (continued) travel! As we jump out an approach, it crawls rapidly, such that the color bands are confusing - as I grasp w/ tongs it cloacal pops, sucks the lead in a tight bend and waves the coiled tail laterally. At 1030h we see ≈3 babies w/in the cleft where ♀ CM3( has been, and they slowly uncoil and retreat out of sight when we approach to 2-3 m. CM3( is coiled ≈ 40 cm up the edge of the rock from her earlier side, exposed, wh/head facing uphill and away from the babies! At 1145 we see CM♀21 ≈1/3 out of hole under her rock, as if just emerging. No babies -oops! - Marcio spots a pile of them on the E. side of the rock, ≈20cm from ♀21. There are ≥4 babies, and I see one crawl over ♀ into darkness. We catch 2 for telemetry - I lay over rock, lean down, catch them w/tongs w/ no difficulty. Billie, Dave and I go for drinks w/ Karen and Alden Hales late afternoon. Last night they saw a "6 foot" Pituophis ascend a tangle of rose bush beside