Eating a dead snake on the road!
As a meal of an adult DOR Texas Coralsnake. See: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220512769
With Ryan George.
Update 2/22: found three more adults in same general area, all with complete tails unlike first specimen. So there are at least four adult southern prairie skinks in the vicinity.
Ate a cicada, which is the one on the left side of the last picture
This snake was collected on South Bird Island in 1980 by R. Schmidt and C. Bird. This is the only lined-snake collected or observed in Kleberg or any of the surrounding counties. The nearest locality for the species is 138 km to the northeast in Calhoun County and 156 km to the northwest in Duval County. The nearest iNat record is 254 km north near New Braunfels. It is now housed in the American Museum of Natural Science (AMNH R171739). It was originally housed in the Texas A&M, Kingsville collection (TAIC 4892). The collector noted that he stepped on it.
"Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum: Texas: Kleberg Co. South Bird Island (stepped on); 24 February 1980, R. Schmidt, C. Byrd."
Dorsals keeled, dorsal scale rows at midbody 19, anal plate single, ventrals 141 + symmetrical plates anteriorly + anal.
Photos by David Kizirian
Eating another snake, it finished by the time I got back with my phone
Eastern Milk Snake devouring a Garter Snake
Large juvenile female (16" in TL) killed by homeowner on July 8th at 10:30 PM. Contained a cicada as stomach contents (see additional images and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174179067). Also contained rodent hair in lower intestinal tract. Retained for study. Previously frozen. Prepped on 7/21/2023. GTS 4450.
Sent to me from a family member on the ranch. This observation is for the snake the indigo is eating.
Observation for the indigo- http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131009938
This was found in an area in Northeast NC near Alligator River, where specimens had been called Coastal Plain Milksnakes. It is sort of a hazy in beteen area between Eastern Milksnake and Scarlet Kingsnake areas. The head and neck markings are not quite like typical Scarlet Kingsnakes. See also belly pattern.
DOR adult male. With Jeff Adams. Retained for deposit. Pocket knife is 4" in length. Imaged only. GTS 3912.
DOR adult male. Retained for deposit. GTS 3506.
Young adult female DOR on FM 2895. Retained for deposit in the THNC at UT Austin. GTS 1932.
DOR young adult male on Hwy 17. GTS 2040. Retained for deposit at TNHC.
DOR young adult female Texas Ratsnake on Sisterdale Cutoff Road (N. School Street). Very heavy bodied for the size (~40" TL). GTS 1950. Retained for deposit at TNHC.
About a two to three year old (subadult) female Texas Ratsnake DOR on Scenic Loop Road. Fresh hit, still moving. Retained for deposit at UT Austin TNHC. GTS 3154.
DOR on Ranger Creek Road. GTS 2034. Retained for deposit at TNHC.
DOR on shoulder (~12 hrs old). Retained for deposit. GTS 3374.
Adult AOR/DOR on Walnut Road. Still moving when found. Retained for deposit at UT Austin. Imaged only. GTS 3903.
DOR adult male on Holiday Road, near Comfort, Texas. TL = 29.5". Contained what appears to be a partially digested caterpillar (see images #s 4 and 5). Dissected stomach at left and right of the food item. Additional digested stomach contents at 1 o'clock in image. Retained for deposit at UT Austin. Heavy rains previous night. GTS 4056.
DOR large juvenile female. Fresh hit (still moving). With Robert Edwards and Brian Williams. Retained for deposit. Imaged only. GTS 4143.
Sub-adult found DOR on Hwy 17. GTS 1994. Retained for deposit at TNHC.
Sub-adult DOR on Hwy 17. GTS 2041. Retained for deposit at TNHC.
Juvenile DOR on FM 2810. With Doug Beckwith. Retained for deposit. GTS 3448.
DOR juvenile. Retained for museum deposit (TNHC). GTS 3737.
DOR juvenile male. Retained for museum deposit (TNHC). GTS 3736.
Juvenile female DOR on Ranger Creek Road. Retained for deposit. GTS 2267.
WDBs are surprisingly rare in Kendall County/Boerne. I know of only about 6 specimens in the 5 years I have lived in the area (4 of the 6 came from out on Ranger Creek Road where higher elevated grasslands appear to be better habitat).
DOR, right after recent rain. Had cannibalized a smaller individual that was poking out of its ruptured stomach.
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Found on a freshly burned sandhill after a brief rain. 4 1/2ft in length approximately.
Very obscured location due to this species being protected.
Ask the biologists if you need a location.
DOR hatchling. With Jeff Adams. Retained for deposit at UT Austin (TNHC) under scientific collecting permit. GTS 3537.
Same specimen as: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30228068
Even though the trinomial name "mokasen" is no longer valid, I'm presenting this observation as a "Northern" Copperhead - as it is/was a "classic" example of the subspecies in both appearance and range. This beautiful, 40" male was observed at the extreme Southern terminus of its NJ range in the Watchung Mountains. NJ State Theatened/Undetermined species.
The date in August is tentative--would have been whenever was the dark-of-the-moon. The snake was collected by Ken Smith and was about 18" TL.
Found freshly hit and barely alive on the Pecos boat ramp early in the AM.
I found it under a piece of plywood next to the road.
Sorprendida devorando una lagartija en zona habitacional
Marvelous defensive display
73" (185.4 cm) length. Found caught in fence, and already dead from heat and/or lack of water.
Subadult CSL out on a cut. Image by a friend (RE).
Adult found in residential yard. Contained two rough earth snakes that were regurgitated upon capture by resident. Imaged and released. GTS 1058. UTA DC 7345.
Adult DOR 24+ hours. Small Checkered Gartersnake protruding from body (upper part of image, and second image). Imaged only. GTS 2517.
Large adult female killed by road crew after finding it mortally injured at roadside (head and fore body removed by shovel). Apparently this coral snake was previously run over by a car perhaps several days before (Haldea striatula meal was found extruded from its side). Desiccated nature of meal and gut support this theory. Recovered by Jesus Carlos. GTS 3692.
DOR on Walnut Grove North. Note prey snake issuing forth from mid-body. Young Texas Ratsnake see: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51147200 Imaged only. GTS 3779.
DOR young adult male. Fresh hit (~1-2 hours old). Recent meal of a Rough Earth Snake (partially digested seen protruding from gut, see better in image # 3 and 4). Specimen retained for museum deposit. Imaged only. GTS 3943.
With Gerry Salmon and Isabella.
Bayshore Blufflands 2014 Herpetological Survey
Dead young adult. Overheated on black plastic wetland barrier. Imaged only. GTS 3057.
Large adult male caught in fence at construction site. Recovered and released. Imaged only. GTS 3059.
Large adult imaged after removal from fencing on a construction site. Imaged only. GTS 3061.
Young adult male removed alive from drift fencing and released. Imaged only. GTS 3072.
Remains of a large adult in plastic netting. In barn. Identified thru size and remaining skin with keeled scales and partially white venter. Imaged only. GTS 3233.
Subadult found dead on silt fencing used as an apron across wetland. Death likely due to overheating. Collected. GTS 3206.
Preying on American Robin
Eating DOR whiptail.
Small copperhead. Baby, juvenile? She was eating another snake but could tell what kind. Need ID only on the one eating the other snake. Not the one being eaten. But if you can go ahead. Thank you.
Adult copperhead (20" TL) observed feeding on a juvenile Western (Texas) Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus) and imaged by Jan Tauer (homeowner) in her garden area. Second image w yardstick shows better detail of the prey ratsnake. Copperhead was dispatched and discarded. Images used with permission of Jan Tauer. Copperhead was alive in the first image and dead in the second.
Male of undescribed species, currently lumped with S. paisano. This male was dug up from his tube and had recently molted. Currently alive in captivity. Same individual as the post here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46840931.
I found a milk snake wrestling with a chipmunk. When I went over to investigate, the chipmunk disappeared into a hole about a foot away, so I believe she was defending his burrow or babies from the milk snake?
This snake struggled but pealed a 1/2 dried up frog off the road capitalizing on a free meal. I’ve witnessed this numerous times but this is a first of a dried up frog embedded into the asphalt. This snake worked so hard to peal it out.
With Liza Adams