San Bernardino Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra)

Created: December 17th, 2014 - 07:43 PM
Last Modified: December 17th, 2014 - 07:43 PM Entered by: Stephen Szymczyk
Record 210066

Country: United States		State: California	County: Los Angeles County	Time: 2014-12-16 20:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Juvenile	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: dense oak woodlands, canopy
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 52.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Drizzle		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 2100.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Spotted on the crawl in a patch of grass and dead leaves adjacent to a cliff face. Possibly flushed out of its winter hibernaculum by heavy rainfall.

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Comments

Posted by Stephen Szymczyk on Dec 18, 2014 at 06:54 PM

Thanks Brian!

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Dec 18, 2014 at 09:02 AM

This is a GREAT entry and an important record.. Very Very nice.

Posted by Stephen Szymczyk on Dec 17, 2014 at 09:17 PM

This one also seemed to be a little beat up as well, it had a few collapsed ribs and some fresh wounds. I'm not sure if that had anything to do with it. I'm thinking maybe the rain shifted some rocks and possibly injured it.

Posted by Jeff Teel on Dec 17, 2014 at 08:06 PM

I think your thought is the best explanation. 52 is cold, but not cold enough to nothave snakes move...but with all the water I think it's unlikely it'd be out for any other reason than being flushed out. Very cool observation for the species.