Variable Sandsnake (Chilomeniscus stramineus)

Created: March 7th, 2010 - 10:32 AM
Last Modified: March 21st, 2014 - 09:36 PM Entered by: Terrence Cox
Record 39386

Country: United States		State: Arizona	County: Pima County	Time: 2010-03-03 09:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Sub-Adult	Sex: --	Method: Debris flipping	Habitat: creosote desertscrub
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 58.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous	Elevation: 3000.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

The snake probably was only 7 or 8 inches in length. It weighed 4 grams.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Terrence Cox on Mar 07, 2010 at 10:35 AM

This record is from southern Pima County, one of the southernmost records for the county, as desertscrub habitat ends just south of there, near Continental. No records are known from Santa Cruz County, as far as I know.