Fig. 2. Hatchling blue racer and eggshell from which it had recently emerged, in early September, 1962; × approximately 12/3.
Fig. 1. Wire funnel trap set at base of hilltop limestone outcrop in a spot strategically located for interception of blue racers searching for deep crevices in which to hibernate, October 15, 1949.
Fig. 2. Large clutch of 21 blue racer eggs, recently plowed out, at Harold Brune farm, Jefferson County, Kansas, July 10, 1962.