Unexpected find

Delta · Post by **Delta** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:23 pm

I love the unexpected king, gopher, racer's and even the rattlesnakes (with a healthy dose of RESPECT of course) Walking at lunch I came accross this guy, a real gem.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Tue May 11, 2010 11:54 pm

ika curumba!

are rattlesnakes poisionious???

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Wed May 12, 2010 4:58 am

Glad you met up with it and not me. HaHa
It is a pretty snake though......... as snakes go.

Love, Shirley

Post by **tex** » Wed May 12, 2010 8:47 am

Gabes,

Yes, rattlesnakes are most definitely poisonous, but that's not a rattler in the picture.

Dan,

Neat! Thanks for sharing - I've never seen one of those before.

Izzat a Mexican Kingsnake, or what?

Tex

Delta · Post by **Delta** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:59 am

this would be a Lampropeltis g. californiae (California Kingsnake) Fairly common although not often seen. They prey on rattlesnakes and other reptiles and frogs, and I imagine they get their share of mice rats and gophers too. I mostly have seen them black and white.

Post by **tex** » Wed May 12, 2010 11:39 am

Oh! Ok. I guess that explains why I've never seen one. That's a beautiful color variation.

Thanks,
Tex

teagirl · Post by **teagirl** » Wed May 12, 2010 1:31 pm

What a great looking snake. Thanks for posting.
This is my shot of the day - a flicker on my peanuts. I realise your 'find of the day' would eat mine!

Delta · Post by **Delta** » Wed May 12, 2010 8:41 pm

teagirl wrote:What a great looking snake. Thanks for posting.
This is my shot of the day - a flicker on my peanuts. I realise your 'find of the day' would eat mine!

Beautiful photo. I love woodpeckers and flickers, maybe becuase they always seem to be working. I guess I wouldn't love them to be working on my house! My neighbor has an ongoing battle with a persistent flicker, it is funny (to me, not to him) because I hear him talking to himself and yelling at the bird ~ quite entertaining and comical