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Apr 29 2009

Striped racer trying to eat a fence lizard

This was an unusual finding up at Whale Point. A striped racer (Masticophis lateralis) had a hold of this fence lizard (Sceloperus occidentalis). The lizard was alive and it seemed to be a stalemate.  Unfortunately I wasn’t able to wait around long enough to see the end result. What do you think happened?

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