Coast Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis virgultea)

Created: November 18th, 2019 - 10:26 AM
Last Modified: November 18th, 2019 - 10:35 AM Entered by: Philip Hopkins
Record 328813

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Bernardino County	Time: 2019-11-15 16:30:00
Qty: 1	Age: Juvenile	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Grassy foothills some rock outcrops
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 70.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy		Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous	Elevation: 2500.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Not sure if this is a desert or coast patch nose. I am leaning coast because of landscape and proximity to known coast patch nose range.

Edit: I have decided it is a coast based on one other finding in the area as noted by this post: http://www.naherp.com/viewrecord.php?r_id=322415.

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Comments

Posted by Jeff Teel on Nov 19, 2019 at 04:53 PM

That's cool. I used to have some boards set up between the College and the skate park back in the early 2000's. A lot of kings, gophers and helleri. I never saw a patchnose though. Great to see yours entered here.

Posted by Philip Hopkins on Nov 19, 2019 at 10:34 AM

Jeff Nordland: Thank you for the advice. Thought it was a racer before handling. Never seen a patch nose in the area.

Jeff Teel: It was. Near the college.

Posted by Jeff Teel on Nov 19, 2019 at 10:24 AM

Very cool! This was in Yucaipa area?

Posted by Jeff Nordland on Nov 19, 2019 at 12:18 AM

That's a Coast patch-nosed snake - a great find! - but also a protected species. Please do not handle them without proper permits.