California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata)

Created: November 2nd, 2020 - 01:05 AM
Last Modified: November 2nd, 2020 - 01:07 AM Entered by: Robert and Nicholas Hess
Record 340965

Country: United States		State: California	County: Los Angeles County	Time: 2020-06-20 19:55:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: densely shaded canyon
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 67.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Overcast		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Verdugo Mountains! 400 hours of search effort over 10 yrs. Marine layer brewing over the hilltop. Shadiest spot in the mountain range almost. The snake had zero crossovers! Beautiful snake.

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Comments

Posted by Zeev & Elly Nitzan Ginsburg on Jan 28, 2021 at 04:32 PM

Such a gorgeous snake, Nicholas! Congrats on the hard work paying off, I'm in the process of putting in the work to find a Z about 20 miles NW of the Verdugos, around SCV. I know they're out here!
Beautiful snake, and incredible find!

Posted by Lawrence Erickson on Nov 02, 2020 at 03:08 AM

I guess you earned that one Nicholas.