Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake 1Mar2023

Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake! Beautiful! The second snake I’ve seen this year! Sweet! Looking forward to more!

“If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.” —St. Francis of Assisi

On iNaturalist they say: “Foods consumed by ribbonsnakes are primarily amphibians, with tadpoles eaten when available and frogs and toads taken year round. Fish and lizards are also known as potential prey items. Active at dusk and dawn during the spring and fall seasons, T. proximus is can be entirely nocturnal in hot habitats during the summer months.

“The range of the four subspecies of Thamnophis proximus is widespread over Texas. Ribbonsnakes are found in a wide variety of habitats including Chihuahuan desert, coastal marshes, south Texas thornscrub, and north Texas woodlands. The unifying factor of all these habitats is the nearby availability of water, whether in the form of ponds, streams, or swamps.”

See: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/776621

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