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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.).
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 striped variant, in San Diego county.. Wild California kingsnakes are typically encountered at a length of 2.5-3.5 feet (76 – 107 cm), though they can grow larger; California kingsnakes on Isla Ángel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico, have been documented growing to 78 inches (2 m).
San Diego mountain kingsnake, L. z. pulchra Zweifel, 1952 Saint Helena mountain kingsnake, L. z. zonata (Lockington, 1876 ex Blainville, 1835) Additionally, Pyron and Burbrink have argued that the short-tailed snake ( Stilosoma extenuatum ) (Brown, 1890) should be included in Lampropeltis .
William Price, 67, male: Rattlesnake, probably a Southern Pacific rattlesnake: California — Price was bitten above the right ankle while wading across a stream near Cuyamaca Reservoir in Cuyamaca, California. [38] He had been taking part in a study of steelhead trout that was funded by a state Department of Fish and Game grant. [38]
A Sonoran mountain kingsnake demonstrated its climbing skills on a wall outside the Coronado National Memorial in southern Arizona on Thursday, September 29, carefully moving upwards along grooves ...
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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