Desert Threadsnake (Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae)
Created: October 30th, 2018 - 01:44 AM
Last Modified: October 30th, 2018 - 01:44 AM Entered by: Jeff Nordland
Record 311790
Last Modified: October 30th, 2018 - 01:44 AM Entered by: Jeff Nordland
Record 311790
Country: United States |
State: California |
County: San Diego County |
Time: 2018-04-07 21:29:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: rocky desert mountainside/roadcut |
Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Clear |
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous |
Elevation: 1675.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
Notes
I watched this threadsnake moving around excitedly, then it found an ant colony that was swarming on the surface and carrying eggs. It quickly began eating ants and soon went down into the crevice where the ants were emerging from.