Raab Site Female #1
History Since First Found as an Older Adult

The following is a reproduction of the records kept by Richard F. Hoyer over the lifetime of this snake up until she was transferred to me in the Spring of 2001. Only minor edits have been added and in most cases are noted with [ ] . My comments have been added in Italics.

06/20/71	[First time found] at old Raab Mill site in South Corvallis near Marysville Golf Course. Length: 27 ½ inches, Weight: 130.8 grams. Large incompletely healed wound at left side 6” from head and healed scar on opposite right side.
09/21/71	Shed skin.
09/30/71	Released where found.
04/15/73	Found near where female #2 originally captured, under particle board near east fence. 124.6 grams, 28 1/8 inches.
05/27/73	Released where found.
06/24/73	Found (and left) crossing N-S road at north central part of site.
04/15/74	Found under particle board at mid east end, 28 1/8 inches, 118.9 grams.
04/20/74	Released same spot.
04/18/75	Found under tin on east side of slash pile near entrance road and mill (south site) 28 ¼ inches, 101.0 grams. Tail tip now has bone showing. Tip of tail seems to have been reinjured but mostly healed now. Description remains the same.
04/19/75	Released where found.
04/18/76	Found under [ ] particle board. 161.4grams, 28 3/8 inches.
04/25/76	Released where found.
06/04/76	Under big particle board at east fence, 28 5/8 inches 206.2 grams. Meal within. Numerous very large (Gopher?) rodent bite wounds over most of body. In best shape ever [eating well, putting on weight].
06/10/76	Released where found.
10/20/76	Found under particle board with “STOP” on it, 113.2 grams, 28 5/8 inches. Has given birth to a brood of young since last capture.
10/21/76	Released where found.
04/23/77	Under particle board where mutant baby was found, 116.5 grams, 28 ¾ inches
08/29/77	Released at original capture spot (to avoid cows).
10/14/77	Under [] sign, 114.5 grams 29 inches
10/22/77	Released where found.
04/29/78	Under [] sign particle board, 110.2 grams, 28 ¾ inchs
05/11/78	Released where found.
03/07/79	Under middle medium size particle board east of ditch and south of road, 91.9 grams 28 7/8 inches.
04/28/79	Ate one young Townsend vole at 6.0 grams, 2 young lab mice at 5.5 grams each, and 1 small lab mouse at 7.2 grams.
05/11/79	Killed and ate one small Grey-tailed vole of 9.0 grams, fed 2 small Grey-tailed voles, 8.0 grams each, one small lab mouse (6.8 grams) and two baby quail.
05/18/79	Ate one live young Townsend vole, one young lab mouse (4.8 grams), and two adult deer mice (16.1 grams each).
05/23/79	Released where found.
04/15/80	Under [] sign, 143.1 grams, 28 ¾ inches – moderately big gouge on right side mid body, tail tip all reinjured.
04/30/80	Released where found.
05/05/80	Male #18 courting this female under [] sign.
04/20/81	Under [] sign, 122.6 grams, 28 7/8 inches. Tail tip still not totally healed, mottling faint and now medium coverage.
05/01/81	Released where found.
06/26/81	Under [] sign, 122.6grams, 29 ¼ inches.
07/05/81	Shed skin – tried to get to eat but refused all offerings and partial forced attempts.
07/15/81	Released where found.
04/30/82	Far S.E. area under particle board near ditch, 125.4grams, 29 3/8 inches.
05/02/82	Released where found.
06/19/83	Particle board on east side of big pipe – center area, 100.0grams, 29 ¼ inches.
06/23/83	Fed 5 lab mice, 6.8, 6.8, 7.9, 10.1, and 10.1 grams.
07/10/83	Shed skin.
07/18/83	Fed 5 mice, 3.3 grams and 4 @ 7.6 grams.
08/04/83	Shed skin.
09/27/83	Released at Adair, North F site.
	Several months earlier, neighborhood kids showed interest in what Dad was doing when lifting boards at the Raab Mill site. He explained to them about the snakes, and what he was doing with them. Shortly thereafter, snakes that were commonly seen were no longer found. It became apparent(likely) that these kids were catching and keeping all the snakes. For this reason, and the fact that the site was becoming overgrown and hard for her to find food, she was relocated to Camp Adair north of Corvallis about 10 miles from her original home.
04/02/85	F north #12, 125.2 grams, 29 ½ inches, in fair shape – a bit thin.
04/14/85	Released where found.
04/27/85	Under same tin, appears to have eaten some more, left there.
06/03/86	F north #13 tin, 130.6 grams, 29 ½ inches, has just shed.
06/17/86	Released where found.
10/21/86	F north #13, 128.0 grams 29 3/8 inches.
10/26/86	Released where found.
04/12/87	F north #13 (with big male Garter Snake), 129.1 grams, 29 5/8 inches, appears to be just out of hibernation – a few mole or shrew type bite marks on body.
04/18/87	Released where found.
04/24/88	F north #13, 129.2 grams, 29 ½ inches.
04/30/88	Ate 4 mice - one 12.6 Townsend vole, and three lab mice at 9.6 grams each, released where found.
05/23/88	Same spot, 136.0 grams, (not measured).
06/02/88	Shed skin.
06/05/88	Fed one small lab mouse (7.8 grams) and 2 newborn lab mice, released where found.
06/27/88	Observed and left under F north #13.
04/09/89	F north #13, 89.0 grams, 29 3/8 inches, doesn’t look good, has partially healed injury, very large (massive) injury left dorsal surface of back just below mid point. Snake appears to have just emerged from hibernation – dirty.
04/10/89	Fed 12/6 gram Northern Alligator lizard – placed with captive boas.
04/22/89	Fed 3 young Townsend voles, 6.5 grams each, and one adult deer mouse.
04/23/89	Shed skin.
05/01/89	Fed one baby Grey-tailed vole, 3.5 grams, one young Townsend vole, 8.0 grams, and 2 lab mice at 8.5 grams each.
05/05/89	Fed two ½ grown lab mice.
05/10/89	Fed one young Grey-tailed vole, and two small adult wild house mice, and large section of Southern Alligator lizard tail.
05/14/89	Released under F north #13. Weight = 157.2grams with part of last meal still within.
05/27/89	F north #13. Weight = 130.7 grams, not measured. Will retain. Fed 2 young Townsend voles at 7.1 grams each – retained.
06/30/89	Weight = 127.0 grams, force fed 4 young lab mice at 4.6 grams each, Released at F north 13.
07/20/89	Pickedup again under F north #13 at Adair and has shed recently, 123.1 grams, not measured. Will try to retain again as she is not doing great at Adair and may be hybred for lilac gene.Force fed 4 mice (lab) 5.0, 6.8, 6.8, and 6.8 grams respectively.
07/28/89	Force fed 3 small deer mice at 4.5 grams each and one young Townsend vole at 6.2 grams.
08/01/89	Force fed 2 lab mice at 7.2 grams each.
08/22/89	Weight = 123.1 grams – Fed one 4.3 gram small deer mouse – regurgitated twice and refed both times with vitamin supplement.
08/30/89	Fed two deer mice young at 4.1 grams each and 40 mg multi-vitamins.
09/08/89	Shed skin. Fed one 3.2 gram Grey-tailed vole and 4 [thawed] baby lab mice at 2.2 grams each and 10-12 mg suppliment.
09/18/89	Fed 3.8 gram Townsend vole and 3.1 gram lab mouse plus 10 mg emptoyl + 20 mg multivitamins.
09/30/89	Fed 2.7 gram lizard and 20 mg multivitamins.
04/10/90	Fed 4.6 gram Grey-tailed vole young.
04/13/90	Lost meal.
04/18/90	Shed skin.
06/15/90	First voluntary meal – took prekilled 5.5 gram young Grey-tailed vole and chain fed 2 baby lab mice at 4.2 grams each.
06/28/90	Shed skin.
07/03/90	Ate 2 baby deer mice at 3.0 grams each then fed 4 lab mice at 9.4, 5.1, 9.4, and 5.1 grams each, and young Grey-tailed vola at 6.3 grams.
07/06/90	Lost last four mice of meal.
07/08/90	Gave 0.1 ml of A and D vitamins.
07/19/90	Fed 4.8 gram young Grey-tailed vole, and 2 young lab mice at 5.1 grams each.
08/02/90	Fed 2.0 grams newborn Grey-tailed vole, 6.3 gram young Townsend vole and 12.2 baby lab rat.
08/10/90	Fed 3 nestling shrews at 3.3 grams each and 2 deer mice young at 6.8 grams each.
08/13/90	Lost most of the two deer mice.
08/30/90	Shed skin.
09/13/90	Ate 3 young Grey-tailed voles at 5.1 grams each.
09/27/90	Fed 5.0 gram lab mouse.
03/04/91	86.7 grams, 29 3/8 inches.
03/18/91	Fed 4 creeping vole babies at 3.4 grams each.
04/01/91	Fed 2 newborn and 3 baby Grey-tailed voles of 2.4, 2.4, 3.7, 3.7, and 3.7 grams respectively plus 2 baby wood rats of 11.3 grams each that were new born.
04/10/91	Shed skin.
04/16/91	Ate voluntarily, 2.2 gram newborn Grey-tailed vole and chain fed 4 fetus cottontails at 5.0 grams each plus 15.1 gram of fetal cords and sack.
05/07/91	Ate 3.6 gram shrew, 16.2 gram Townsend vole, 18.9 gram fetal rabbit, 14.2 Townsend vole.
05/12/91	Fed 3.0 gram Grey-tailed vole and 4 Townsend voles at 7.1 grams each.
05/15/91	Lost 3 of the Townsend voles.
05/19/91	Ate 4 baby Grey-tailed voles at 2.4 grams each and one young Grey-tailed vole at 5.9 grams.
05/23/91	Ate 2 baby Grey-tailed voles at 3.7 grams each and one 1/3^rd grown Grey-tailed vole at 11.3 grams.
05/28/91	Fed 2 Grey-tailed vole young at 3.8 grams each.
05/30/91	Fed 2 Townsend voles at 5.5 and 6.0 grams.
06/06/91	Ate 2 baby lab mice at 4.4 grams each and one Townsend vole at 5.4grams.
06/23/91	Ate 2 shrews 3.3 grams each and 0.6 lab embryos, and 18.2 gram Townsend vole.
06/25/91	Lost [regurgitated] Townsend vole.
06/30/91	Ate 4 young deer mice 5.0 grams each and 6.5 gram lab mouse young.
07/02/91	Ate 1 young deer mouse of 6.3 grams.
07/10/91	Fed 3.2 gram baby Grey-tailed vole, two young Grey-tailed voles of 5.1 grams each and one young Townsend vole of 9.4 grams.
07/15/91	Shed skin.
07/23/91	Ate 3.7 gram baby vole, 7.0 gram young Townsend vole and fed 19.2 gram embryo rabbit.
08/09/91	Fed 2.9 gram baby vole, 4 other baby voles at 2.8 grams each and one 5.5 gram lab mouse young.
09/12/91	Ate 2.8 gram shrew, fed 4.8 gram vole young.
09/18/91	Fed 3.4 gram baby vole and two 10.0 gram deer mice (1/2 grown.)
10/04/91	Shed skin.
04/01/92	Fed 4.2 gram young shrew, 6.5 gram lab mouse, and 8.0 gram lab mouse.
05/01/92	Ate 4.0 gram Grey-tailed vole, fed 1.5 and 2.5 gram baby lab mice, 5.5 gram Grey-tailed vole and 2 6.5 gram lab mice.
05/03/92	Lost last two mice.
05/08/92	Ate 6 baby Grey-tailed voles at 3.0 grams each.
06/16/92	Placed in separate large aquaria.
06/18/92	Ate two young deer mice at 6.5 grams each and one 2.5 gram lab mouse.
06/30/92	Ate 9.0 gram young Townsend voles, 4.0 gram lab mouse and 14.0 gram lab mouse.
07/06/92	Ate one 4.0 gram Grey-tailed vole young and 4 young lab mice at 6.8 grams each.
07/13/92	106.7grams, fed four lab mice at 5.3, 7.0, 7.3, and 7.3 grams.
07/20/92	Shed skin.
07/22/92	116.5 grams, fed 6 lab mice – total of 39.8 grams of food after initial weighing.
07/28/92	126.4 grams – Fed 1 young mole shrew and 3 small lab mice.. Weight after = 162.2 grams.
08/09/92	131.8 grams – Fed one vole, weight after = 136.2 grams.
08/19/92	Weight = 127.6 grams. Fed 2 lab mice – Weight = 136.5 afterwards.
08/28/92	Weight = 127.9 grams. Fed 1 lab and 1 vole – weight after = 136.2 grams.
09/18/92	Weight = 130.0 grams, fed 4 baby lab mice. Weight after = 145.6 grams.
09/25/92	134.6 grams.
09/29/92	Shed skin.
03/26/93	119.2g ate 5 baby Grey-tailed voles at 2.9g each
03/30/93	127.6g, fed 7 voles at 1.8, 2.6, 2.36, 3.9, 3.9, 3.9, and 6.1g respectively
04/06/93	132.5g, fed 4 baby Grey-tailed voles young – wt after 148.5g
04/12/93	Shed skin.
04/17/93	Ate one baby Grey-tailed vole 2.5g and 4 young lab mice at 4.6g each.
05/03/93	143.1g, 27 ½ overall length, 3 1/8 tail length, fed 3.3g baby vole, 3 lab mice at 2.7, 2.6, and 5.9g plus two shrews at 3.9g and 3.9g.
05/06/93	Ate one Grey-tailed vole young – approx 4.5g + 6 Townsend vole young at 8.5g each.
06/07/93	Ate 3 small voles at 7.5g each and one lab mouse at 16 grams (Weight before meal = 134.5g)
06/21/93	Ate 5.5g young deer mouse and 3 small lab mice at 11.8g each
06/28/93	169.2 grams – will shed soon
07/05/93	Shed skin
07/20/93	Killed and ate small T vole, est 15g, fed 4 lab mice at 5.4g each
09/02/93	Shed skin.
09/13/93	Fed 4.1g GT vole and 2 lab mice at 11.1 and 12.6 g
09/16/93	Ate 3 young T voles at8.5g each
10/04/93	Ate 3 young T voles at 8.1 g each and one adult deer mouse approx 25g
10/14/93	178.0g – will shed soon
10/17/93	Shed skin.
03/14/94	160.8g after soaking in H2O
03/15/94	Ate 3 young T voles at 8.1g each
04/03/94	Ate 2 nestling shrews 4.4g each, 2 small GT voles at 9.2g each and one baby pack rat at 14.3g
05/04/94	175.9g – Ate one T vole, 9.2g, and 3 GT voles at 7.1, 10.1, 10.0g respectively
06/04/94	Shed skin
07/29/94	132.0g – eggs do not seem large and squishy enough to be fertile.
08/12/94	Produced 3 ova and one still born baby, wt = 100.6g, fed 3 lab mouse babies, wt after =112.0g
08/23/94	Wt=99.2g, fed two lab mice, wt=106.2g
08/25/94	Shed skin, wt=103.5g fed 2 young lab mice, wt=111.2g after feeding
09/09/94	100.5g ate one young GT vole and fed 3 small lab mice, wt after = 123.5g (regurgitated 3 lab mice 9/10/94)
09/13/94	Ate 2 small GT voles at 6.6g each and 2 baby deer mice at 2.2g each
09/30/94	Wt = 102.0g, fed one 2.4g deer mouse and 5 young lab mice, wt after = 120.4g
10/03/94	Shed skin.
10/05/94	Ate two newborn deer mice at 2.2g each, one young GT vole 4.2g, 2 baby GT voles 2.4g each and 3 small GT voles at 5.2g each
10/13/94	Fed one 4.7g T vole and 2 baby lab mice 2.3g each
10/14/94	Regurgitated meal
10/15/94	Ate two nestling (live) T vole 3.7g and fed 4 unfrozen [previously frozen, and unthawed] T voles 4.7g each and one unfrozen 4.8g GT vole young.
10/17/94	Lost last 4 mice
11/02/94	111.4g, then soaked in H20 111.6g after
03/11/95	108.4g, 29 3/8 [overall], 3 3/16 [tail length] (been under lamp light 2-3 weeks), fed one 4g deer mouse and 8g lab mouse
03/27/95	Shed skin
05/02/95	Ate 8.8g T vole and two small GT voles at 10.2g each
05/12/95	115.8g, 29 1/2 [overall], 3 1/4 [tail length], ate one old and 4 fresh California Vole nestlings, wt after = 138.1g
05/21/95	Ate 4 GT vole nestlings at 6.1g each and 3 small lab mice at 7.8g each
06/07/95	Shed skin.
06/19/95	Fed one baby shrew at 1.3g (114.7g before meal)
06/26/95	Ate one 4.1g young Creeping vole, one 7.8g T vole and fed two young California voles 6.6 and 7.8g
07/04/95	121.7g, fed 8 nestling voles 3.5, 3.5, 4.1, 6.2, 6.2, 7.3, 7.3, and 7.3g
07/08/95	Fed 9 young deer mice at 3.3g each and 3 T voles at 6.0g each
07/20/95	Ate three young lab mice at 4.4g each, 2 ½ grown lab mice at 12.5g each and ate on nestling deer mouse at 4.2g
07/30/95	Fed 3 lab mice at 4.9, 8.0, 8.0g and one deer mouse at 5.3g
08/15/95	Ate one 3.4g nestling deer mouse, fed 5young voles at 5.4g each
08/28/95	Shed skin.
09/05/95	Ate one 4.2g deer mouse nestling and fed 4 small lab mice at 7.9g each
09/11/95	Fed one 2.2g deer mouse and 4 lab mice at 5.9g each
09/29/95	Shed skin.
09/30/95	Ate one 4.8g deer mouse, then fed 5 deer mice at 7.7g each
03/17/96	169.1g
04/09/96	Ate two nestling Creeping voles at 6.2g each
04/11/96	Ate 4 deer mice at 6.5g each
05/11/96	Palps 6 large ova, and only exposed to SRB male
05/30/96	Wt = 169.8g
06/06/96	Shed skin.
06/16/96	162.6g
07/13/96	149.9g before soaking may still be gravid – behaves as such
07/27/96	Expelled 3 eggs and egg mass material equivalent to 2 more eggs. Wt of eggs and material = 20.5g. Eggs appeared to be infertile. [wt = ] 100.5g afterwords
08/04/96	Ate on 6.5g nestling deer mouse after shedding
08/13/96	102.3g, fed 3 baby GT voles at 2.3g each and 5 nestling shrews at 3.1g each
08/22/96	Ate 4 deer mice at 6.2g each and one at 5.8g. (Ate first 2, and chain fed 3 others)
09/03/96	Fed 3 nestling deer mice at 6.6, 6.6, and 9.1g
09/08/96	124.1g, 29 ½, 3 3/16
09/16/96	Shed skin.
09/22/96	Fed 6 nestling Deer mice at 4.4, 4.4, 4.5, 4.5, 5.5, and 5.5g
10/12/96	Ate 3 nestling T voles at 8.0g each
10/13/96	Ate 2 nestling deer mice at 4.9g each
04/15/97	Ate 2 nestling Deer mice at 8.4g each
05/10/97	Shed skin
05/18/97	Fed 5 nestling deer mice at 3.2g each and one at 5.7
05/27/97	Ate 4 nestling deer mice at 4.8g each
06/14/97	Fed 3 T voles at 3.5g each and 3 T voles at 8.0g each
06/30/97	Shed skin
07/03/97	Fed 5 nestling deer mice at 3.2g each and one at 5.7g
07/17/97	Fed 2.4g baby GT vole and 4 deer mice at 7.8g each
08/04/97	Ate 3 deer mice at 5.6g, 8.0 and 6.7g
08/10/97	Ate 5 deer mice at 6.8g each
08/22/97	150.0g
08/23/97	Shed skin, ate 4.1g nestling deer mouse and adult male Red-Backed vole (approx 25g)
08/29/97	Fed 6 GT voles (avg of 4.1g each) and California Bat at 3.6g – regurgitated bat, having trouble with wings but refed
09/09/97	Under aggression trial with female Deer mouse and litter – bit once in first 10 seconds by mother mouse, stayed away until boa found litter and began eating young. Female mouse did not bite again in contrast to 11 ¾ inch female and 21 inch female – fed boa 3 @ 6.4g and 2 @ 8.2g
09/26/97	Fed 5 nestling deer mice, 5.0, 6.4, 6.4, 6.4, and 6.4g, shed skin afterwords
10/02/97	Fed baby deer mouse 2.2g and 3 other deer mice 4.5g, 4.8g, and 8.3g
04/04/98	Ate 1 T vole nestling at 6.8g
04/14/98	Ate 7 nestling T voles at 6.0g each
06/17/98	Shed skin.
07/14/98	163.0g
08/19/98	Produced 5 young and 1 egg, wt = 99.9g, ate 2 deer mice at 4.4g each
08/26/98	Passed infertile egg, wt = 100.9g egg wt = 4.6g partly broken off at one end so part of egg missing
08/30/98	Shed skin
08/31/98	Fed 6 deer mice, average wt of 4.5g
09/09/98	Fed 5 shrews at 2.8g each and 3 California voles at 4.8g each
09/18/98	Fed 4 nestling shrews 4.2g each, 1 nestling deer mouse of 5.6g
09/26/98	Shed skin
10/29/98	Ate young deer mouse appro 5.5g
03/13/99	Wt=108.9g
03/30/99	Ate 5.8g deer mouse young
04/25/99	Ate two 5.6g young deer mice
04/30/99	Ate 6 young deer mice 5.0, 5.8, and 9.2g
05/12/99	Shed skin
05/25/99	Ate 10 nestling deer mice 2 @ 5.6g, 4 @ 4.6g, 4 @ 5.9g (last 8 unfrozen)
05/29/99	Lost ¾ of above meal
05/31/99	Fed 2 nestling deer mice 5.6g and 9.9g
06/14/99	Ate large meal of 4-5 deer mice nestling about 6.8g each
06/26/99	Shed skin.
07/10/99	Ate 5 baby deer mice at 3.2g each
07/16/99	Ate 4 nestling deer mice at 4.2g each
08/05/99	Fed 1.7g shrew and 5 T vole nestlings at 5.5g each
08/16/99	Ate 7.0g deer mouse nestling
08/19/99	Fed 3 nestling deer mice at 5.3g each
08/27/99	146.8g
09/05/99	Shed skin
09/08/99	Fed 5 nestling deer mice at 5.1g each
09/29/99	Ate two nestling deer mice at 5.8g each
10/06/99	Fed 7 deer mice nestlings 3 @ 4.7g and 4 @ 6.5g
11/02/99	Fed 6 deer mice at 2.7g each
11/08/99	166.2g
02/07/00	Frontal measurements: 4.64/6.30 = 0.72
04/03/00	Ate 4 nestling deer mice at 6.4, 4.8, 4.8, 4.8g
04/28/00	Ate 4 young deer mice at 5.4g each
06/12/00	Shed skin
08/16/00	Shed skin
08/19/00	Gave birth to 4 young, 1 ova Wt = 96.9g
08/19/00	Fed meal of 2.2g, 4.7g, 5.7g, 5.0g, 5.0g and 6.0g deer mice
08/24/00	Fed meal of 1.7g 5.0g, 5.0g, 5.0g and 6.0g deer mice
08/31/00	Fed meal of 1.2g, 6.6g, 6.6g, and 6.5g deer mice
09/07/00	Fed meal of 1.7g, 4 @ 5.4g and 13.1g deer mice (big meal)
09/14/00	Shed skin.
09/21/00	Fed deer mice at 1.8g, 2.3g and 4 @ 3.7g
10/01/00	Fed 1.8g baby deer mouse and 6 young deer mice at 5.3g each
03/18/01	143.7g
04/15/01	Fed 2.4g baby vole, 2 @ 2.8, 2 @ 4.8 and 1 @ 7.1g deer mice
05/12/01	Shed skin
05/13/01	Fed 5 deer mice at 4.7g and 4 @7.0g
05/21/01	Fed 2 deer mice at 4.9g and vole at 6.2g
06/17/01	Fed 9 nestling deer mice at 4@ 2.7, 3.6g, and 4 @ 6.1g
07/03/01	130.2g 29 5/8 inches, 2 1/8 inches
07/04/01	Fed 4 deer mice and 1 California vole – total wt of meal = 36g
June 2006	RAAB Female #1 died June of 2006 after a steady decline in health over several months. She refused to eat any longer, and had troubles breathing. She died in her hometown of Corvallis, OR. Her body will be deposited in a natural history museum and be preserved for science

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