Wet n wild photo focus desert beige5/9/2023 ![]() No stripes on the sides.įound in semi-arid brushy areas and chaparral.Įats mostly lizards plus small mammals, birds and amphibians. Gray or brown with a broad pale stripe down the middle of the back and a pale underside. ![]() Young hatch in late summer and fall.Ī slender, fast-moving snake with large eyes and smooth scales. Not found at very high elevations.Įats lizards, small mammals, birds, snakes, eggs, frogs, and insects.įemales lay eggs in early summer. Young are brown with dark brown markings.įound in open sunny areas including meadows, grassland, chaparral, open woodlands, and riparian areas, in arid and moist areas. Hatchlings are 8 to 11 inches long.Ī long slender fast-moving snake with a large head and eyes and a long thin tail.īrown, greenish, or grey without markings. Eggs hatch in late summer and fall.Īdults are typically 2 to 3 feet long. Variable in appearance: brown, tan, or reddish, with black on the head, the neck, and the front part of the body, and light color giving it a banded pattern.įound in open areas of grassland, chaparral, scrubland where vegetation is not dense.Įats small mammals, birds, lizards, snakes, and amphibians.įemales lay eggs in early summer. ![]() Eggs hatch in late summer and fall.Ī long slender, fast-moving snake with a large head and eyes and large rough scales. No stripe on the back.įound in a variety of open areas including canyons, rocky hillsides, chaparral, open woodlands, pond edges and stream courses from sea level to the mountains.Įats small mammals, lizards, frogs, and snakesįemales lay eggs in late spring and early summer. ![]() (formerly Masticophis lateralis lateralis)Ī slender very fast-moving snake with large head and eyes and smooth scales.ĭark brown or grey with one pale stripe on each side. The dark bands continue around onto the underside.įorest, woodland, chaparral, grassland, wetlands, agricultural land, deserts, brushy suburban areas, from sea level to mountains.Įats small mammals, lizards, snakes (including rattlesnakes) eggs, frogs, birds, and large invertebrates. This snake is highly variable in appearance, especially near the coast. Striped and banded/striped forms also occur. (formerly Lampropeltis getula californiae)Ī large, thick bodied, slow-moving snake with a head slightly wider than the neck and smooth scales.īlack or brown with light bands circling the body. Often confused with rattlesnakes, but the tail is long and thin with no rattle. Probably the most commonly seen snake in our area.įound in many habitats - grassland, chaparral, agricultural, riparian, woodlands, desert, from sea level to the mountains.įemales lay eggs June to August. They become active later at higher elevations, and go underground sooner.Ī large, thick bodied, slow-moving snake with a head slightly wider than the neck and large rough scales.īrown or tan with dark markings on the back and often reddish coloring. Most snakes in coastal Southern California are active during warm and sunny weather, typically from late February through October, and remain underground at other times. Look at the range map and the description for each species for a better idea of where it occurs.Ĭlick on the Latin name link to see more pictures, videos, and information about a particular animal. Not every animal shown here is present in every part of the are covered here. This includes parts of Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Bernardino counties, excluding all desert regions. These are the native and well-established non-native reptiles and amphibians that inhabit Coastal Southern California, which for our purposes includes the transverse and peninsular mountain ranges and the land interior to the sea, including the Santa Monica mountains, the San Gabriel mountains, the San Bernardino mountains, the San Jacinto mountains, and the Santa Ana mountains.
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