Humboldt 1949 Thamnophis elegans -1- Aug 9 Big Lagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif.- 1 fairly large specimen collected in the pasture E of camp. (see journ. p. 116) It was in a dry area of fairly deep grass, at least 100 yards from the nearest water course. Aug 18 same locality - One very brown individual taken on a dusty trail right on the edge of the campsite. The trail is bordered on either side by a 4-5 strip of about grass about 12 feet wide - then by dense Salmonberry, Alder and Willow thickets. The snake was motionless in the trail, perhaps sunning itself. Aug 27 3 1/2 mi. NE Willow Creek 2400 ft. Humboldt Co., Calif.- [illegible] 1 individual taken along the Maple Creek Trail on Waterman Ridge at about 2400 feet elevation. The forest is primarily one of small tan oaks under large Douglas Firs. The ground is moss covered where the leaf litter doesn't cover it. The ground cover is Evergreen Huckleberry, Posion Oak, and some Bracken Fern. The temperature where the snake was found from is 78 OF. Sept 2 3 mi N Willow Creek, 700 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.- 1 taken with a Dicamptodon that was in the process of swallowing it. For