Coast Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha ochrorhyncha)

Created: November 15th, 2007 - 10:59 PM
Last Modified: July 13th, 2020 - 09:43 PM Entered by: Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad
Record 7549

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Diego County	Time: 2001-04-14 00:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Male	Method: Rock flipping	Habitat: Pine Rocky
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Light rain		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 5500.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

All 3 found under this rock... One Female and two males.. Its not uncommon to find multiple males with one female in the mountains, yet I have never seen this in other habitats where the night snake is found. This record is for the first snake on the left of the picture.

Inat 53013379

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Jan 05, 2011 at 07:03 PM

If someone makes a request that includes night snakes, I ll change it. I promise..

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jan 05, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Yeah...the database results looks really strange with 4 different kinds recorded in San Diego, when there's only two forms there according to SSAR and shouldn't be more than 2 forms tops...but I understand since they're not defining it well right now.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Jan 05, 2011 at 01:10 AM

We have had this discussion before... I am leaving this name in protest of lack of current naming of them..

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jan 04, 2011 at 11:44 PM

I think this should be San Diego Nightsnake "ochrorhyncha klauberi" on the coast or Desert Nightsnake "chlorophaea deserticola" in the desert.