BEHAVIOR: arboreal; can burrow *1008*; diurnal *1014*; often retreats upward into bushes or low branches of trees when closely pursued *882*; nervous, irritable, fast moving; will strike and bite when cornered; not a constrictor *1013* Stan Alford observed this species breeding on April 9 and April 22. Jeff Beane observed this species breeding on May 8, 14, and 18 *11523*.