Alameda Striped Racer (Coluber lateralis euryxanthus)
Created: June 17th, 2010 - 09:01 PM
Last Modified: June 17th, 2010 - 09:01 PM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 48278
Last Modified: June 17th, 2010 - 09:01 PM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 48278
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Country: United States |
State: California |
County: Contra Costa County |
Time: 2010-06-06 09:08:00 |
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Qty: 1 |
Age: Adult |
Sex: -- |
Method: Heard |
Habitat: Scrub |
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Body Temperature: ----- |
Air Temperature: ----- |
Ground Temperature: ----- |
Humidity: ----- |
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Sky Conditions: Few clouds |
Moon Phase: Last Quarter |
Elevation: 812.00ft |
Barometric Pressure: ----- |
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Notes
Was jogging to try to get ahead of a couple hikers when I heard something move about 5' off the trail. I saw a flash of the yellow stripe and was able to ID it as an Alameda striped racer. I tried to get into position to photograph it, but it moved a few feet over. I carefully stepped off the trail into position and worked out an angle to get a picture of a piece of its body, but it moved again. We played like that a couple more times, then it moved about 25' down the hill and stopped again. I climbed down the hill and looked around.....and there it was, trying its best to blend in and acting like I couldn't see it if it was still enough.
Whiptail was seen just a few feet further down the trail.
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