Whipsnakes, Striped Racers, & Coachwhips (Masticophis)
Created: November 18th, 2009 - 04:57 PM
Last Modified: January 13th, 2011 - 10:45 AM Entered by: Jeff Mintz
Record 32918
Last Modified: January 13th, 2011 - 10:45 AM Entered by: Jeff Mintz
Record 32918
Country: United States |
State: California |
County: San Luis Obispo County |
Time: 1989-06-10 14:00:00 |
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Qty: 3 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: Male |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: coastal chapparal |
Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: 70.00F |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Fog |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 30.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
Notes
Old notes from vacation, saw 3, 2 adults and one juvie One adult was on a hillside on a shale deposit, the other adult was in a manzanita bush, and the juvie was found next to a stream. I found it interesting how dark the snakes were compared to their more inland counterparts, being a nearly black ground color with orange stripes instead of cream. The belly was orange fading to a purplish pink at the rear. overall appearance reminded me of the Alameda striped racer.
Comments
Ha, no problem. You can still use the edit function to get the full species name there. Otherwise the record won't show up if someone makes a request for the species.
Yes, true,species name change, sorry for the late reply!
If you're having trouble entering it, the species name is now Coluber lateralis lateralis.
Species should be lateralis.