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Sonoran Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer affinis)

Created: March 28th, 2019 - 09:39 PM
Last Modified: August 12th, 2019 - 07:26 PM
Entered by: Jeff Teel
Record 316142
Country:
United States
State:
California
County:
Riverside County
Time:
2019-03-26 16:50:00
Qty:
1
Age:
Adult
Sex:
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Method:
Visual encounter
Habitat:
Rocky Lower Colorado Desert Mtn. Range
Body Temperature:
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Air Temperature:
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Ground Temperature:
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Humidity:
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Sky Conditions:
Partly Cloudy
Moon Phase:
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Elevation:
1993.00ft
Barometric Pressure:
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Notes

As I was driving back into a canyon I noticed 3 Turkey Vultures off the side of the road. I walked over thinking maybe they were eating a snake and sure enough they had picked this gopher almost clean...just a little bit of scales left to determine ID.

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