California King

[xdeus]

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"

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...

[recycling goddess]

very cool! all we get is garter snakes in this area... and i haven't even seen one of those!

[mr~python]

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.

[JLC]

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

[mr~python]

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

[xdeus]

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

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.

[MedusasOwl]

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

[mr~python]

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.

[Melicious]

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

[xdeus]

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

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.