Zonata

[LouB747]

Nice looking Z I found relatively recently.

[Albert Clark]

Very nice indeed. Are you in California? Where did you find him?

[LouB747]

Yeah, California. Found him in San Diego county around 5500 feet.

[macandchz]

very pretty! i wonder how they escape prey with those colors.

[Bandit]

Awesome find!

[sam]

very pretty! i wonder how they escape prey with those colors.

Just a guess but I think they use the colours to bluff their prey into thinking they're poisonous?

[Albert Clark]

Yeah, California. Found him in San Diego county around 5500 feet.

Cool! How's the weather up there? I lived in NoCal for a while. Keeping a Arizona mountain King now. They look very similar, nice subspecies. Mine is a young female who just came off a feeding strike. That guy you caught , are you keeping him? Lol.

[macandchz]

sam, what is poisonous that looks like that? some kind of rattle snake?

[Bandit]

sam, what is poisonous that looks like that? some kind of rattle snake?Coral snakes. Not sure if they have them out that way though.

Edit: Just looked it up and it doesn't look like Corals live out there. Either way, that's the only venomous snake in the U.S. that looks really similar to those.

[LouB747]

Weathers been warm lately. No, not keeping him. I'm mostly into field herping and not so much collecting. I believe this subspecies is illegal to keep anyways.

[Bandit]

Weathers been warm lately. No, not keeping him. I'm mostly into field herping and not so much collecting. I believe this subspecies is illegal to keep anyways.You should make a thread for all of your finds. Would love to keep up with them.

[LouB747]

I don't photo many of my finds. Most of them I video now. Maybe I'll start a 2016 thread.

My youtube channel is growing.....slowly! I have 75 or so herp videos. Some a few minutes, some 40 minutes!

Anyways, if you're bored, you can check it out at

www.youtube.com/loub747

[Bandit]

Wow, those are some really incredible finds! Just after watching a few I'm jealous haha

[LouB747]

Thanks. I really enjoy herping on the occasional Singapore trip I get. There are a few snakes in the Tokyo area, but I've seen most of them. As far as California, there are still a few species I haven't seen. Hopefully this year will be a good one. It's raining here now, so that's good.

[Bandit]

Yeah I have a few things on my list this year...namely a pygmy rattlesnake and mud snake. I think I have a shot at finding both, but only time will tell.

[LouB747]

I'd love to see either of those, with the mud snake being first. Cool looking snakes. Don't know much about them. See guys road cruise them. Love the red bellies.

[Albert Clark]

Weathers been warm lately. No, not keeping him. I'm mostly into field herping and not so much collecting. I believe this subspecies is illegal to keep anyways.

Thanks LB, I was just wondering if you were planning on keeping him out of curiosity. But the legal implications are a consideration. Thanks. I am with you on that front also. Born free, live free is my motto. Lol.