Santa Cruz Gartersnake (Thamnophis atratus atratus)
Created: March 17th, 2014 - 01:34 AM
Last Modified: March 17th, 2014 - 01:34 AM Entered by: Elliot Schoenig
Record 177186
Last Modified: March 17th, 2014 - 01:34 AM Entered by: Elliot Schoenig
Record 177186
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Santa Cruz County |
Time: 2014-03-15 17:22:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Juvenile |
Sex: -- |
Method: Log flipping |
Habitat: mixed fir, redwood, oak forest |
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Notes
Lifer! Found on the edge of a puddle that was in a pullout on the edge of a road. Hundreds, maybe thousands of young pseudacris tadpoles were swimming around. Hoping to see this species, I flipped pretty much every piece of cover in the area and had given up hope before finding this tiny individual under a small piece of wood that I initially ignored. It looked bloated and I assume it had been taking advantage of the abundant tadpoles.
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