The season has started here.

[RandyRhoads]

They're starting to come out already.

Rescued this little Pituophis catenifer catenifer from the road.

As is customary he recieved a day of water and rest before being released in a safe area. I can't wait to see what pops up this year, hopefully it's better than the last.

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q754/WildernessMedic/Herpetology/DSCN2938_zps502f007d.jpg
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q754/WildernessMedic/Herpetology/DSCN2939_zps0e301a49.jpg
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[Terranaut]

Gophers are great.

[Starbuck]

wow, he has such a long face compared to my little pituophis (mexican pine)!! What a great find, nice job saving him :)

[RyanReptile]

Very cool! Great find :)

[RandyRhoads]

Thanks, two more not so lucky on the road today :(

I hope to see the garters make a comeback this year. Not too many years ago there would be a regular by my dock swimming along slurping up minnows. The last two years it seems like kings and garters have almost disappeared...

[rinkhals]

What a great looking snake, the patterns look almost like a corn snake on the dorsal surface in that second picture

[shaunyboy]

your all so lucky to have stuff like that in your back yard

its still snowing over here,that said,even without snow theres not much to find slithering about Scotland

great pic's mate

cheers shaun

[Terranaut]

We are in a similar boat here. Sure I can go 5 minutes from here and find a ton of common garter snakes but only occasionaly can I find a milk snake. Then north of here we can find rattlesnakes but I actually don't want to find them so ... you get it :)

[RandyRhoads]

Then north of here we can find rattlesnakes but I actually don't want to find them so ...


What's wrong with you?:shocked:

[Terranaut]

I have absolutely zero hot experience and massasauga rattle snakes and small and pack a punch so I have no interest in finding them...the hard way...so to speak. Plus I herp with my kids so safety is a priority. IfI was 20 something I would be all over them but at 40 something...no need .

[RandyRhoads]

Only kidding, most people don't go hunting for venomous pit vipers....

[Will0W783]

Cool find Gio! I wish I had more snakes out and about here, but I live in too urban an area :(

[RandyRhoads]

Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q754/WildernessMedic/Herpetology/DSCN2972_zps577565fb.jpg
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[MDT]

that appears to be one pissed off lizard! nice catch :)

[RandyRhoads]

that appears to be one pissed off lizard! nice catch :)
I haven't come across one yet that wasn't.

[RandyRhoads]

A couple of gopher snakes from the past few days. The first little guy was really pissy...
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[Terranaut]

I love it when pits hiss and rattle their tail. The first one wanted a piece of you for sure !! Wow. Great little vid.

[RandyRhoads]

I love it when pits hiss and rattle their tail. The first one wanted a piece of you for sure !! Wow. Great little vid.

Thanks! I want to get a GoPole so I can follow them on the ground at their level without it being so shaky. Also if I had the pole I could get right up on hots and catch their fangs in slow motion.:D

[Theweinz]

Great find, I hope to be as lucky!

[RandyRhoads]

Thamnophis gigas (?)
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q754/WildernessMedic/Herpetology/DSCN2990_zps3aba6f54.jpg (http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/WildernessMedic/media/Herpetology/DSCN2990_zps3aba6f54.jpg.html)http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q754/WildernessMedic/Herpetology/DSCN2993_zps5a0be9fe.jpg[/URL[URL=http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/WildernessMedic/media/Herpetology/DSCN2996_zps42cb31a1.jpg.html]http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q754/WildernessMedic/Herpetology/DSCN2996_zps42cb31a1.jpg (http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/WildernessMedic/media/Herpetology/DSCN2993_zps5a0be9fe.jpg.html)
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[NextMorph]

That's super cool. It must be neat to live in California and get to see such a wide variety of species. :) Thanks for posting pics for us northerners! :P