This one has me stumped. A friend of mine took this picture yesterday in the San Diego area.
Any ideas?
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ID help please - San Diego
sceloporus
Feb 16, 2009 11:11 AM
Replies (5)
chrish
Feb 16, 2009 01:12 PM
Well, that is a copperhead. It looks like a Trans-pecos Copperhead which doesn't get within 1000 miles of San Diego.
It could be a Broad-banded Copperhead as well, but it looks more like a Trans-pecos (these two subspecies should probably be lumped anyway!).
Either way, no copperheads are found west of Western Texas.
So either -
a. Your friend is wrong about where he found it.
b. It isn't San Diego California but some other San Diego (they don't occur in San Diego, Texas either)
c. It was an escaped pet.
d. You have too much time on your hands and you are pulling our legs.
Chris
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
NWFLHerper
Feb 16, 2009 02:09 PM
e. He was at the San Diego Zoo
sceloporus
Feb 16, 2009 06:43 PM
It turns out you are correct. When I asked him for more info on where he was walking he said: "The San Diego Zoo". Geez. Sorry for wasting everyone's time.
anuraanman
Feb 16, 2009 07:37 PM
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sceloporus
Feb 16, 2009 06:50 PM
Please disregard this post. It turns out my friend took a pic of this copperhead at THE SAN DIEGO ZOO. I need to get some new friends.
