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Diablo Range gartersnake

Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus

Photo by Jeff Dreier
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Field Notes

Description:

Distinct orange or yellow dorsal stripe, with gray ground color; yellow throat

Habitat:

Typically associated with aquatic habitats such as stock ponds

Notes:

California endemic. Sometimes occurs in high densities; probably due to scarcity of aquatic habitat. I observed predation on California tiger salamander larvae.

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Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus - Diablo Range Gartersnake

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Comments (1)
rbumrbum
Amazing how you got it with its tongue out! I found one too but it was blurry when I got a picture of it with its tongue out.

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