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68. Lampropeltis getulus conjuncta (Cope) 



The only two specimens collected were brought in by small 

 boys who found them in a sugar cane field in the outskirts of 

 San Jose del Cabo. 



70. Lampropeltis nitida Van Denburgh 



The third known specimen (No. 3779) was collected by 

 F. Billa at San Jose del Cabo, in April, 1896. 



72. Hypsiglena ochrorynchus ochrorhynchus (Cope) 



The one specimen of this snake collected was taken in the 

 Sierra Laguna at an elevation of 5400 feet. It was found 

 under an old pine log in one of the mountain meadows. The 

 log had sunk several inches in the ground and the snake was 

 tightly coiled in a small cavity beneath it. 



73. Natrix valida (Kennicott) 



This serpent, although collected in only four localities, was 

 the most abundant species found. Most of the specimens were 

 collected in a stream flowing from the base of Mount San 

 Rafael near Agua Caliente. Individuals were abundant in the 

 quiet waters along the sides of the stream, where they were 

 feeding on pollywogs, probably of Bufo punctatus, which 

 swarmed in every pool. Only one specimen was found at any 

 distance from the water, and this one only a hundred yards or 

 so. This snake was collected at Agua Caliente, Miraflores, 

 Santiago and San Jose del Cabo. 



