Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Last Modified: November 21st, 2010 - 03:17 PM Entered by: Kyle Loucks
Record 57884
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Country: United States |
State: Pennsylvania |
County: Bucks County |
Time: 1984-05-25 12:00:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: DOR |
Habitat: edge of farmers soybean field |
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Notes
Lost Records found in old floppy disc. Pictures not taken at the time. Coordinates entered for most.
Personal list entry for location and history.
Copied and pasted from document that I kept at that time.
1984 hunts
3/22
Green frog observed in backyard pond. 51 degrees
4/14
Trout fishing trip, Pike co. Pa
1 eastern garter snake DOR
1 wood turtle
1 pickeral frog
1 slimy salamander
25+ redbacked salamanders
5/25
Core Creek Park Middletown Twp Bucks Co Pa (CCP)
1 garter snake
6/7
Bucks Co. Pa
1 painted turtle 4”
1 snapping turtle 6”
6/22
Burlington County N.J.
1 northern redbellied turtle .
6/23
2 painted turtles hachlings
1 Bullfrog 6”
6/24
CCP
2 garter snakes
10/11
Bucks Co Pa.
Small spring fed stream leading down hill from rail road tracks
1 northern two lined salamander
2 northern dusky salamanders
4 redbacked salamanders
Salamanders were taken to Academy of Natural Sciences where they used for study. I worked there for three weeks as a volunteer as I was attending Penn State. My duty there was to straighten the type specimen library at the museum.