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Finally a Snake

Glenn Bartley

Glenn Bartley

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Well after being here in AZ for over a month I finally found a snake, and it was only 54 degrees Fahrenheit when I did.

Sunday Februrary 29th:


1 Ground Snake? although I think it looked more like a Flat Headed Snake (but these are not found near Phoenix according to my field guide). Too bad my eyes are not what they used to be or I could have counted the lip scales. Yet I am pretty sure this was a Flat Headed snake, as all the pics I have seen show it as a dead ringer. Maybe I found a new population or maybe it was a Ground Snake but I cannot stress to much how it looked to be a flat headed snake.

This guy was found under a flat stone, which was in direct sunlight, while I was looking for bugs to feed to my Desert Iguanas back home in NY. I figured they might like something more native to their natural environs. Hopefully I will figure out what a Creosote bush looks like and get them some leaves too (I have to check on the legality of this first).

I also found 1 scorpion, and 3 centipedes, a large fast spider (no idea what it was) and lots of grubs for the Desert Iguanas.

Now doesn't it figure that the weatherman is promising warm weather right about the time I am to be leaving! RATS...

Best regards,
Glenn B;)
 
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