Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)

Created: June 16th, 2008 - 01:48 PM
Last Modified: May 20th, 2010 - 02:25 PM Entered by: Charles Avenengo
Record 15813

Country: United States		State: Connecticut	County: New London County	Time: 2008-06-06 08:30:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: forest edge near shore
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 88.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: 63%
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent	Elevation: 373.00ft	Barometric Pressure: 29.9 mmHg

Notes

Animal found and handled by Jeff Richard of Rhode Island while it was sunning on ground next to a concrete slab mere feet from the lake. Large snake nearly 5-feet long.

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Comments

Posted by Charles Avenengo on May 20, 2010 at 02:26 PM

Thank you Mike.

Posted by Mike VanValen on May 19, 2010 at 10:03 PM

Charles, change this to alleghaniensis.