Mexican Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum annulata)

Created: November 13th, 2023 - 07:35 PM
Last Modified: November 13th, 2023 - 07:41 PM Entered by: Nathan Richendollar
Record 370343

Country: United States		State: Texas	County: Willacy County	Time: 2023-11-09 18:20:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Road cruising	Habitat: Road through mesquite and coastal scrub
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 79.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Definitely one of the five or six most beautiful snakes I have ever seen. Saved from certain death on a decently high-traffic road before a cold front blew in.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Nathan Richendollar on Nov 15, 2023 at 11:16 AM

Thank you! This was one was insanely, insanely lucky. The odds of seeing one of these guys in only one hour of cruising is extremely low from what I understand.

Posted by Brian Hinds-AKA Fundad on Nov 14, 2023 at 05:27 PM

Fantastic find. And thank you for contributing to the HERP database.