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The California mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake that is endemic to North America. It is a coral snake mimic , having a similar pattern consisting of red, black, and yellow on its body, but the snake is completely harmless.
The San Diego mountain kingsnake typically emerges from overwintering sites in March and may remain near-surface active through November, but it is particularly conspicuous near the surface from roughly mid-March to mid-May (Klauber 1931, McGurty 1988, Hubbs 2004), during which time it is active during the warmer daylight hours (pers. observ.).
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The California kingsnake is a cathemeral species of snake; they may be active day or night depending on ambient temperatures. [5] [11] When disturbed, California kingsnakes will often coil their bodies into a ball [12] to hide their heads, hiss, and rattle their tails, which can produce a sound somewhat resembling that of a rattlesnake.
The California mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake. It is a coral snake mimic, having a similar pattern consisting of red, black and yellow on its body, but the snake is completely harmless. As its name suggests, the California mountain kingsnake is found mostly in the mountains of California.
California kingsnake Lampropeltis multifasciata: Coast mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata: California mountain kingsnake Masticophis flagellum: Coachwhip Masticophis fuliginosus: Baja California coachwhip Masticophis lateralis: California striped whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus: Striped whipsnake Nerodia fasciata: Banded water snake
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California mountain kingsnake: Lampropeltis zonata: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach 50–100 centimetres (20–39 in). [2] Common garter snake: Thamnophis sirtalis: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach up to 137.2 centimetres (54.0 in) [2] Bull snake (Great Basin gopher snake) Pituophis catenifer deserticola: Least concern