Desert Striped Whipsnake (Coluber taeniatus taeniatus)
Created: January 25th, 2015 - 10:38 PM
Last Modified: February 22nd, 2015 - 03:41 PM Entered by: Alan St. John
Record 214645
Last Modified: February 22nd, 2015 - 03:41 PM Entered by: Alan St. John
Record 214645
Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Siskiyou County |
Time: 1998-05-08 13:30:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Rock flipping |
Habitat: Rocky west slope in oak/pine woods. |
Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 75.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 3000.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
Notes
A nice 5-foot specimen was found under a flat rock near Hilt. West of the Cascade Range in the Klamath and Rogue river drainages of NW California and SW Oregon, striped whipsnakes occur in dry, rocky areas of oak/pine/chaparral.