California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae)

Created: April 12th, 2010 - 09:29 AM
Last Modified: September 6th, 2020 - 12:26 PM Entered by: Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad
Record 42405

Country: United States		State: California	County: Orange County	Time: 2010-04-03 17:32:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Male	Method: Artificial cover flipping	Habitat: Grasland
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 69.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

42 inch male found under board with 5 foot Coachwhip...

The Coachwhip and the King were interested in retreating under
the same hole. This lead to the two snake circling each other.
The Coachwhip was obviously the more intelligent of the two snakes.

They sized each other up pretty good..

At one time I thought the Coachwhip was going to take a shot
at the king, but decided to retreat into the hole first.

Nice to see big Coachwhips on the coast and in general, not to
mention it was found with a

"Newporter" Phase Kingsnake..

Really interesting and cool observation.

Inat 58737314

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Apr 12, 2010 at 07:42 PM

Thank you!! We found a beautiful 6fter last week too, that I haven't got too yet.. He was truly AWESOME, they are incredible when they are
that size...

Posted by Sam Murray on Apr 12, 2010 at 02:00 PM

What a flip! Have I mentioned how jealous I am of all your success with Coachwhips? Beautiful animal. I suppose the king isn't too bad either ; )