Baja California Rat Snake (Bogertophis rosaliae)
Created: September 23rd, 2014 - 12:21 AM
Last Modified: September 23rd, 2014 - 03:48 PM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 201787
Last Modified: September 23rd, 2014 - 03:48 PM Entered by: Will Flaxington
Record 201787
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Country: Mexico |
State: Baja California Sur |
County: Loreto |
Time: 2014-09-13 21:55:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: DOR |
Habitat: Arid Tropical Region* |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 78.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: 95% |
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Sky Conditions: Cloudy |
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous |
Elevation: 1325.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
In region of Sierra la Giganta, humidity looming 100% with rain minutes away. Found 2-days preceding the strike of Hurricane Odile on Sept. 15, 2014. This snake was living up to its common name "Rat Snake" with a bloody rat found beside it.
*For definition of Arid Tropical Region, see GRISMER, L.L., 2002. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and Islands in the Sea of Cortés. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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