Two-striped Gartersnake (Thamnophis hammondii)

Created: April 21st, 2010 - 10:55 PM
Last Modified: February 28th, 2015 - 09:11 AM Entered by: Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad
Record 43059

Country: United States		State: California	County: Ventura County	Time: 2010-04-18 10:27:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Male	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Creek
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 69.00F	Ground Temperature: 74.00F	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: New Moon	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

after sitting on a rock in the middle of the stream for 10 minutes, I looked over at the bank and saw this garter snake..

I began a very very slow approach, that took between 2 and 3 minutes. Taking a picture after every painstaking step on my knees. The snake never moved the whole time, until it was too late, and I got a close picture.

Very Cool to sit on the creek with the garter snake on a beautiful morning..

Series of photos..

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Apr 22, 2010 at 08:32 AM

LMAO...

Posted by Kyle Loucks on Apr 22, 2010 at 05:34 AM

That's the way to do it! Nice work Brian "Stealth" Hinds.