Mountain Gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans elegans)
Created: August 13th, 2009 - 01:02 AM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Michael Peters
Record 27894
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Michael Peters
Record 27894
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Shasta County |
Time: 2009-08-12 20:21:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Pool by Dry Rocky Creek |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Few clouds |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 537.10ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
One of last remnant pools from the creek, which is largely dry. Lots of minnows in pool, possibly California Roach (Hesperoleucus symmetricus). The snake coughed up several when caught, some of the fish it coughed up were still alive indicating it had just fed on them.
Update Nov 13 2009: Updated elevation via GPSVisualizer
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