Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis) - HM 332684
Observer:
Roberts, Max
Observed:
2020-05-12 19:57:00
Last Modified:
2021-03-10 11:02:34
Country:
United States of America
State:
California
County:
Los Angeles
Age:
Deceased:
Notes:
About an hour earlier, I flipped a board that I had placed a month and a half ago and found a gigantic striped racer under. It was really warm and the racer took off immediately. Then at 5:57pm, I went to inspect the same board in greater detail and saw a striped racer slither away from the edge of the board (likely the same individual). When it got to the brush, it stopped and looked at me, allowing me to get these shots. I also noticed a gigantic alligator lizard in the nearby grass (see here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45751508). While I do not know if there is a correlation between seeing the two together at this spot, it could be that the racer was stalking or tracking the alligator lizard. Temperature was in the 80s, possibly even 90s.
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