Variable Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata semiannulata)

Created: September 24th, 2008 - 11:22 AM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Daniel Macias
Record 18906

Country: United States		State: Texas	County: El Paso County	Time: 2008-09-23 18:12:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Rock flipping	Habitat: rocky canyon with lechuguilla, prickly pear, yucca, desert bahia and short grass
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy		Moon Phase: Waning Crescent	Elevation: 4596.45ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Snake escaped before picture could be taken. It was cream colored with black scale tipping and was 8 to 9 inches in length. After I flipped the rock it was under, it slithered into a hole beneath an adjacent rock surrounded by lechuguilla.