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Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus
may also be a "coast gartersnake." They are plentiful in teh Japanese pool right now becasue of the presence of Newts-- the snakes are thought to be one of the few animals immune to the newts' poison. This pic shows a small snake that had just swallowed a fairly small newt "tadpole"
having just swallowed a small fish or newt tadpole, this snake emerged onto the lily pad and started opening its mouth and working its jaw to help its catch go down easier. Thanks for the help identifying the species!
Spotted on Jun 4, 2012
Submitted on Jun 4, 2012
7 Comments
Nice photos!! Looks like you found an angry one :) Please be sure to add this to the Snakes of the United States – CSC mission to help with their citizen science project!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1202...
I love these shots! The second pic looks like the little dude is smiling :) Great job!
thanks, folks! I believe the pics all load up now, but let me know if there are still problems. I think my file size is a little high for the server.
So cool. (I'm not seeing the other two photos either)
Amazing shot! I'd love to see the other two, which didn't seem to upload properly so perhaps you could try uploading them again. Welcome to Project Noah!
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Most likely Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus - Diablo Range Gartersnake