Valley Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi)

Created: November 18th, 2009 - 12:01 AM
Last Modified: November 5th, 2012 - 11:59 AM Entered by: Brian Hubbs
Record 32882

Country: United States		State: California	County: Santa Barbara County	Time: 2004-08-16 11:46:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Male	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: streambed
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 746.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

snake was crawling along the edge of the stream

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Brian Hubbs on Nov 24, 2009 at 08:14 PM

That's not what Stebbin's field guide says...and I don't necessarily jump on every new bandwagon that comes along...

Posted by David Jahn on Nov 24, 2009 at 07:48 PM

No infernalis from just S. of Monterey to around Santa Barbara, where the range picks up again. It's all fitchi in between, including SLO. http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/t.s.fitchi.html

Posted by Brian Hubbs on Nov 22, 2009 at 08:52 PM

Not unless fitchi are found within 15 miles of the coast...

Posted by Sam Murray on Nov 22, 2009 at 07:31 PM

Looks an awful lot like a fitchi to me... ; )