Red Racer (Coluber flagellum piceus)

Created: September 24th, 2009 - 02:56 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 30855

Country: United States		State: California	County: Orange County	Time: 2009-09-05 15:10:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: scrub
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 26.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

I saw a branch move and assumed that a lizard was nearby. I poked my head over the edge of a rock wall that was supporting the hillside and saw a large, rusty snake body just a few inches from my nose. It took me a second to register that I was looking at a big coachwhip, and that second was long enough for him to get the heck out of there. No voucher.