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present which is the roadside rest in the hills of the
Texas Canyon. Stopped for lunch in Blythe around 1 PM
and for dinner in Tucson around 7 PM. Stopped
for the night at 10:30 PM. Looked around the
rock outcrops on the south side of the road for
about 45 minutes but found nothing - no
snakes nor lizards on the rocks.
25 April
Awoke at 7:05 AM and got on the road
at 7:30 AM. I had a Cassin's Kingbird around the
camp as we loaded up. Drove into Willcox
for breakfast. Continued east on I-10 and had
lunch in Las Cruces about 1:00 PM. Went
through El Paso and then dropped south on
U.S. 90 at Van Horn. Had dinner at Marfa
at 7:30 PM and then night drove from there
to the Pecos River scenic overlook where we
spent the night stopping about 1 AM.
The night was hazy with a full
moon; warm but with a faint stiff and
even wind. Found the following snakes in
(Hwy90s)
The road between Marfa and the Pecos River.
Pituophis melanoleucus : 3.3 miles E.
junct. Hwys 90 & 385 in Marathon. Not saved.
Crotalus atrox : 27.2 miles E.
junct. Hwys 90 & 385. Not saved
Masticophis taeniatus : 4.0 miles E.