Herpetofauna: One Life's List

Coluber contrictor anthicus
Buttermilk Racer

Harris Co., Texas
May 31, 2010

After staring at the Buttermilk Racer in Conant's Field Guide for nearly forty years, I finally had the opportunity to see one for myself.  Found under a section of particle board alongside a road, this snake was at least as magnificent as the one in the book.  All it took was a long drive and the flipping of several hundred pieces of tin!