I discovered evidence of extreme root proliferation by Eriogonum parvifolium following the recovery of skeletal remains of a large, radio-tracked snake buried in the sand dune environment at the Tijuana Estuary in San Diego, California. Located beneath an isolated E. parvifolium, the recovered remains were grossly entangled by a large number of roots generally absent from the adjacent soil. The apparent massive localized proliferation of roots suggests decomposition of the animal created a favorable soil mosaic readily utilized by the plant in an otherwise low nutrient environment.