California King

I know this is the "field herping" forum and technically I found this guy under the car in my driveway, but I didn't see a forum for "driveway herping" :P

He was actually pretty mellow for a wild CK. So far this year we've seen two Sharp Tails, a Pacific Gopher, and now this guy. We handled him for about 5 minutes then let him go in some Manzanita in the backyard. Very cool snakes... :snake:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/1/8/0/2/CK1.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/files/1/8/0/2/CK2.jpg
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very cool! all we get is garter snakes in this area... and i haven't even seen one of those!

very cool king, they're awesome. it seems like there's been a lot of snakes this year. weve already see 3 western rattle snakes, 3 garter snakes (including one eating a frog), and 2 gophers, one was last sunday when we were coming home from our property and we saw a 5 foot gopher on the road by some blackberry bushes on the way out to the main road.

Awesome! Beautiful snake! (Why don't I ever find snakes in my yard??)

if i were you i would go out in the desert and see if i could find a sidewinder or gila monster.

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Originally Posted by mr~python

if i were you i would go out in the desert and see if i could find a sidewinder or gila monster.

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I wish. I just got back from the desert about 3 weeks ago. The only cool herp I found was a young Chuckwalla. I'll try again this Fall when I go to Anza Borrego, but hopefully it won't be too late in the season.

What a great find! Kings are such laid back dudes, aren't they? At least all the one's I've encountered have been. :)

i LOVE chuckwallas! i would flip out if i saw one in the wild. im too far north to go herpin in the desert though. it would be too long of a drive.

What a great find! Good thing you saw him before you might have hit him.

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Originally Posted by Melicious

What a great find! Good thing you saw him before you might have hit him.

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I hope I never do something like that. :( I'm usually in "snake mode" whenever it warms up around here and will avoid the occasional stick in the road on the odd chance that it will be a snake. I keep a snake hook and sack in the trunk in case I have to relocate one away from the road. Besides, I think my kids would disown me if the found out I accidentally hit a snake. :banned1: