Year of the Snake - No. 20 Ground snake

My sister Clara caught this snake in early June while I was at camp in Phoenix. She was swimming in the creek and this snake came swimming by. The easiest catch ever. It was about 5 inches long, probably a juvenile. We released it back at the creek a week later. These snakes are mildly venomous and eat mostly invertebrates including scorpions.

Sonora semiannulata is immune to scorpion venom.