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Lampropeltis zonataHavainnoija
christopher_berryKuvaus
Black-white morph mountain king snake in Yosemite Valley, climbing up a crack on Washington Column. ~200 feet below summit, 1000+ feet above valley floor.
Second and third photos are looking climber's right and below where the snake was observed
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squamate_up_lateKuvaus
Found in the middle of a dirt road on a construction site. Safely moved to a nearby aquatic feature.
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Lichanura orcuttiHavainnoija
bamm321Kuvaus
Mating? The larger brighter colored one emerged first, followed by the two slightly smaller drabber colored ones, who wrapped themselves around it when it stopped.
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alexb0000Kuvaus
A very surprising flip. One was super skittish and very eager to escape down that hole, the other was more willing to hang out for a minute.
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wildmare64Kuvaus
About 3-feet long, dead in bike lane westbound. Road too dangerous to spend any more time to measure it.
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Diadophis punctatusHavainnoija
vanillacube636Kuvaus
Started forming droplets from its mouth. Could it be venom?
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dtcalypsoKuvaus
Had to let it out of the snake-proof fence it was trapped inside
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Lampropeltis zonataHavainnoija
mrnewtKuvaus
Seen at a small watering hole below a seep on the face of el capitan, within 100m of the west side of the nose. Approximately 60cm long, very energetic and fast moving
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Anuroctonus pocockiHavainnoija
dominicKuvaus
First one we were able to get a picture of for the night! The majority we saw on the trail kept darting back into their burrows.
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aaron_echolsKuvaus
Found by Kai Palnescar and Chris Jones. Santa Ana River, Jurupa Valley.
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azguloKuvaus
Took advantage of unseasonally warm weather to look for this species. Several examples of the more heavily pigmented form that occurs in the Antioch region.
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pjnickKuvaus
A surprise lifer Variabilis. Definitely did not expect to find this species here. One of 3 observed while looking for nightsnakes at Mission.
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prakritKuvaus
Studies show that Superstitionia donensis is objectively the best scorpion in the United States. In fact, 100% of experts in the field appear to be in consensus that this species is superior to all other American scorpions.
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Amerikanmäyrä (Taxidea taxus)Havainnoija
edwardrooksKuvaus
Excitedly trotting around ground squirrel territory. Chasing squirrels and even occasionally diving down into their burrows after them, but not able to get into the narrow holes.
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Tantilla planicepsHavainnoija
howard_hikesKuvaus
Not positive on the identification. Sharp Tailed Snake? Western Black Snake?
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Dicamptodon ensatusHavainnoija
ellacarakerKuvaus
an interesting sight - what appeared to be a fully metamorphosed adult just hanging out in a vernal pool!
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joerichKuvaus
In their wisdom, the city has decided to knock down and clear old trees. The last two pictures were taken just about 15 minutes before I took the snake picture. I had walked on and then noticed the tree guys poking at something in the grass next to the fallen tree, so I went back and found this snake. Fortunately, they had not harmed it. To their amazement I picked it up (it did lock onto my thumb a little) and told them that it was a California King Snake and that they kill other snakes, mice, etc. I then carried it a couple hundred feet away and released it unharmed (pic 2) although it was a little "upset".
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dougnewtKuvaus
@faris thanks for the ID. That makes way more sense. 1 I’d never seen a garter snake that big (about 4’ long) and 2. It was mesmerizing to watch it climb a large live oak with branches touching the ground. I’d seen a gopher snake vertically climb the bark of a valley oak before, but never seen a snake climb outstretches lattices of branches like this whip snake. It was extraordinary.
I added one more pic of it up in the tree. See if you can spot it. Once it was up in the tree more than about 6’ it was completely camouflaged. Poof! Gone.
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meravKuvaus
organisms found on the Warm Spring Unit, part of Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Fremont, California. These sites are closed to the public, but open on a limited basis for tours and BioBlitzes. If interested, PM the admins of our project - we'd be happy to invite you to one of the events.
