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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)

Created: October 8th, 2007 - 10:00 PM
Last Modified: March 13th, 2011 - 11:31 AM
Entered by: Matthew Ignoffo
Record 6915
Country:
United States
State:
Illinois
County:
Cook County
Time:
2007-10-08 00:00:00
Qty:
1
Age:
Adult
Sex:
--
Method:
Artificial cover flipping
Habitat:
Oak forest
Body Temperature:
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Air Temperature:
87.00F
Ground Temperature:
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Humidity:
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Sky Conditions:
Partly Cloudy
Moon Phase:
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Elevation:
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Barometric Pressure:
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Notes

two snakes here, two records. I found about ten redbellies very quickly. These were at the edge of a road going through wet oak forest. All were under small pieces of asphault at the road's edge. I had very limited time to search - these were extremely common on this day.

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