Field notes, v1310
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q east edge of Sanderson; not saved. Crotalus atrox: 11.6 miles east of Dryden; not saved. Elaphe west of Cedar Station. Picked up alive but had been hit and died during the night. The vegetation on either side of the road at the spot appeared to be short grass range with no trees and few, if any, bushes. Catalogued by T. Hanken. Photographed after death. Earlier in the day, before dinner, we picked up a Phrynosoma 15.2 mi. S.E. Valentine, Presidio Co., Tex. Catalogued by S. Sweet. Found on the side of the road, perhaps had been basking. Short glass range on either side of the road; no trees or bushes. Photograph of specimen. 26 April Awoke at 8:00 A.M. to a complete overcast and a very thin aerosol mist-like haze in the air. Wind still blowing strongly. Had breakfast in Del Rio and then drove back west on Hwy 90 to Four Mile Cave which is 3.5 mi. NW Del Rio on Hwy 90. Sam and