The reptiles of western North America, an account of the species known to inhabit California and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, British Columbia, Sonora and Lower California (1922) (14582021810)

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Title: The reptiles of western North America, an account of the species known to inhabit California and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, British Columbia, Sonora and Lower California

Year: 1922 (1920s)

Authors: Van Denburgh, John, 1872-1924

Subjects: Reptiles Lizards Serpents Turtles

Publisher: San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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ntSaint Helena), Contra Costa (Summit of Mount Diablo),Alameda (Mills College), Santa Clara (Jasper Ridge nearStanford University, Black Mountain, Los Gatos, Berry-essa. Bells Station in Pacheco Pass), Monterey (CarmelValley, Metz), Placer (Lander near Colfax), Mariposa(Pleasant Valley, vicinity of Coulterville), Fresno (Fresno,Minkler), Tulare (Three Rivers), Kern (Fay Creek sixmiles north of Weldon, Walker Pass, Fort Tejon), Ventura(Mount Pinos), Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara), Los An-geles (Los Angeles, Tujunga River, La Crescenta, Clare-mont. Sierra Madre, Placerita Canyon, mouth of San Ga-briel Canyon near Azusa), Orange (Santa Ana Canyon),Riverside (Banning at 2200 feet, near Cabazon at 1800feet, Riverside, San Jacinto, Strawberry Valley at 6000 feetin the San Jacinto Mountains, Kenworthy at 4500 feet), andSan Diego (Oak Grove, Agua Caliente, Santa Isabel, ChulaVista, Witch Creek, Poway, Dulzura, Campo) counties. Oc. Paim RS C\i.. Acad. Sci., \()i.. X I \a\ Dl sm Ri.H I Pi.ATI 69

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28. COLUBER 681 Lower Callfornian specimens have been recorded fromSan Ignacio, Mulege, and Santa Rosalia. Habits.—Grinnell & Grinnell have published thefollowing note on the habits of this snake as observed bythem in Los Angeles County: This is a very commonsnake in the uplands and foothill districts of the county.It is seldom seen in the open, but stays in brushy placeswhere its agile movements render it difficult to capture. The striped racer is a good climber, and we have oftenseen it many feet above the ground in scrub oaks or wildlilac bushes. A curious habit is that of lying in a rigid coilon top of a leafy branch. We have found several in suchpositions and supposed them to be lying in wait for anyinsects or birds which might happen to come within strikingdistance. The snakes are then loth to move and can beclosely approached and even caught. But when once arousedthey glide swiftly out of reach and sight. A photograph, reproduced in Plate 69, shows a snakeof this species

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