Desert Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans eburnata)

Created: May 28th, 2010 - 04:37 PM
Last Modified: April 12th, 2011 - 06:11 PM Entered by: Josh Dustin
Record 46092

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Bernardino County	Time: 2010-05-20 23:30:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Road cruising	Habitat: -----
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 2000.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Saw two adult glossys crossing the same part of the road heading the same direction about 5 minutes apart. Possibly following a mate, possibly the same animal.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Jan 13, 2011 at 09:37 PM

Most agreed with me and a few held out until the end (jonathan LOL), mostly unvouchered record proponents. It's now it's the rule..

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jan 13, 2011 at 07:30 PM

The "rule" (more like "recommended guideline") was worked out on the forum two years ago because there was no consistency in how people were using the quantity field. Brian was the main proponent of this standard and eventually we agreed with him. I had to change a few hundred records when that happened.

Posted by Josh Dustin on Jan 13, 2011 at 07:12 PM

Thanks Brian, I didn't know about that rule. I did take pics of both snakes/sightings, I'll dig one up.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Jan 13, 2011 at 07:02 PM

Thanks Justin, we are just complying with the rules that the Qty represents whats vouchered.

Arizona elegans candida - Mohave Glossy Snake

Posted by Josh Dustin on Jan 13, 2011 at 06:59 PM

Like it said in the notes, I either saw the same snake twice, or two different snakes 5 minutes apart. They were going the same direction at the same point in the road, but I'd watched the first get off the road already. I'll just change it to qty1.

Thanks for the help with the subspecies, I don't know glossys well.
What would this one from Oro Grande (just north of Victorville) be? http://www.naherp.com/viewrecord.php?r_id=46091

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Jan 13, 2011 at 08:24 AM

Also needs to be changed to qty 1

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jan 13, 2011 at 04:15 AM

like fundad says, needs subspecies.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on May 28, 2010 at 09:06 PM

Hi Josh, is there one or two Glossy snakes in that picture? Can you add the picture of the second one, if only one?

Arizona elegans eburnata