Separate observation for the roadrunner. The snake was beaten to death and eventually eaten whole, headfirst.
I found it while herping at night. It made some slight movement which I initially attributed to wind. However, I decided to investigate anyway and saw it on the side of the road. I think either sidewinder or speckled rattlesnake baby
Near the trail in the eucalyptus forest / restoration site behind 7th college UCSD, did not expect such a good find and that they were here, not typical habitat, this is mostly sage scrub.
Found while it was 76-77 degrees F and sunny. A pretty large one, they were like 2.5-3 feet if I had to guess. They were so cute, moving around and had presumably just crossed the trail. (The last picture has what I presume is their track from moving across the trail). Tried to take a decent picture but I didn't want to disrupt their day too much, so I got these mediocre ones quickly and let them be on their way.