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RichardFHoyer
at Sun Feb 21 00:31:23 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by RichardFHoyer ]
Nate:
Unlike garter snakes that can be found basking on the surface, the more secretive boa, sharptail, and Ringneck are much more likely to be found under cover objects.
On rare occasions, I have found all three species coiled on the surface partly hidden in grass or dirt. But the reason I am able to find so many of those secretive species is that I have purposely deployed a good number of artificial cover objects in suitable habitat.
The boa is likely to be very common in suitable habitat in the Portland region as it is in neighborning counties of Columbia, Washington, and Clackamas.
Richard F. Hoyer
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