Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus)

Created: June 2nd, 2011 - 12:33 AM
Last Modified: June 4th, 2011 - 06:39 AM Entered by: Chris Harrison
Record 78413

Country: United States		State: Texas	County: Hidalgo County	Time: 2011-05-30 10:45:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: riparian forest
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 94.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 84.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

This big indigo crawled across the road about 100 feet ahead of us during the heat of a late morning.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Chris Harrison on Jun 04, 2011 at 06:40 AM

No, it was quite a ways ahead of us on the road and by the time we got down there it had made it into the thornscrub/forest next to the road. We were also on a NWR.

Posted by Jeff Nordland on Jun 03, 2011 at 12:29 AM

Wow, looks amazing! Did you catch it and/or get some close-ups?