Terrestrial Gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans)
Created: June 29th, 2011 - 07:02 PM
Last Modified: July 2nd, 2011 - 11:37 AM Entered by: RJ Adams
Record 80896
Last Modified: July 2nd, 2011 - 11:37 AM Entered by: RJ Adams
Record 80896
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Mendocino County |
Time: 2011-06-26 10:52:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Juvenile |
Sex: -- |
Method: Visual encounter |
Habitat: Riparian |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Few clouds |
Moon Phase: ----- |
Elevation: 916.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
This juvenile snake is near the intergradation zone between the Mountain Gartersnake (T. e. elegans) and the Coast Gartersnake (T. e. terrestris) and due to the light specklingon its otherwise dark sides, I don't feel this individual can safely be assigned to either subspecies.
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