Western Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis)
Created: September 5th, 2024 - 03:09 PM
Last Modified: November 9th, 2024 - 04:24 PM Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 377352
Last Modified: November 9th, 2024 - 04:24 PM Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 377352
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: San Bernardino County |
Time: 2024-08-19 09:02:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Juvenile |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Coastal scrub oak-manzanita rocky hillside |
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Notes
My buddy witnessed this Patchnose wrangling down a Whiptail. He said once the snake noticed him it slithered off with the lizard in mouth still. Salvadora in this area I believe are an intergrade between "mojavensis & virgultea", in my opnion and from the handful of specimens I've seen from the Transition Zone north as you hit the high desert.
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