California Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha nuchalata)

Created: February 15th, 2014 - 08:31 PM
Last Modified: March 14th, 2014 - 09:46 PM Entered by: Zach Lim
Record 174478

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Mateo County	Time: 2014-02-15 13:30:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Rock flipping	Habitat: Rock outcropping on grassland. Bordered by live oak.
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Notes

****Border of Santa Cruz/San Mateo County. Officially Santa Cruz Co. Still a county record, but not as cool....****

County record, baby!

Snake was found under a rock on rock situation near an outcropping. It was wedged between a rock, another rock, and a small hole.

Existing records of Hypsiglena in San Mateo County are in the California Academy of Sciences Herp database. Three records are from 1953 and the GPS provided shows that it is inland (east of HWY 280).

This particular snake was found much, much further west.