Common Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma)
Created: July 26th, 2010 - 04:34 PM
Last Modified: July 26th, 2010 - 04:34 PM Entered by: Chris Harrison
Record 51339
Last Modified: July 26th, 2010 - 04:34 PM Entered by: Chris Harrison
Record 51339
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Country: United States |
State: South Carolina |
County: Aiken County |
Time: 1996-08-12 14:30:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: Male |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: pine/hardwood forest at lake edge |
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Notes
This snake was found while we were canoeing. It was thrashing around on the bank of the lake wrestling an Anguilla into submission. There was a Nerodia erythrogaster right next to it obviously attracted by the commotion and eel smell.
The rainbow snake was almost 5 feet long!
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