The rain sky gods…
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I think the rain sky gods were toying with us today. Not a drop here.
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I was surprised to see this guy in the path this afternoon. This is all I saw at first.
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It was about 33cm (12 inches) long. When it got tire of me, it slithered under the KR grass clump and disappeared.
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The scales are keeled. There are four subspecies of the Lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum). Since this is Texas SO maybe it is Texas Lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum texanum)???
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It was an eye catching piece of a beetle. Nature can not be out done.
Interesting article… Plant evolves to become less visible to humans
I felt a single drop of rain on me this evening. Better chance tonight. Very nice catching snake with tongue out! And cool plant article!
That's a very interesting article. Not surprising that humans can be a major evolutionary driver. And I love your snake find!