Red Racer (Coluber flagellum piceus)
Created: January 29th, 2015 - 03:25 PM
Last Modified: January 29th, 2015 - 03:25 PM Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 214949
Last Modified: January 29th, 2015 - 03:25 PM Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 214949
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Country: United States |
State: Nevada |
County: Clark County |
Time: 2009-04-27 14:17:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Mojave desert scrub/rocky |
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Notes
I was walking a thin game trail on the edge of an east facing slope, when a group of baby Quail bounced across the trail and into a tall tree growing out of the canyon bottom that brushed up against the hillside. As I watched them vanish into a tree, a Red Racer came right behind them and smoothly glided into the tree chasing them, once it saw me, it stopped and directed it's attention at me. I walked around the tree, and down into the bottom of the slope, at this point the snake was approx. 12-15ft off the ground. I snapped what pics I could and lost the snake in the tree. Was a pretty neat observation.
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