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Western Yellow Bellied Racer eating Chorus Frog

Potentially mating

I think this observation will be the 4th observation of a striped whipsnake in the Death Valley region. Anyone know why they aren’t really found out here? Are they mostly high elevation snakes?

CA king snake climbing up a brick wall!

Most likely a pet release

This appears to be a rattlesnake but interestingly, it is missing its rattle. Found in Tecolote Canyon Natural Park.

Found deceased on the side of the trail.

Gopher Snake found its way up the Mt Whitney fish hatchery to a spot where European Starlings were nesting in a hole and got a baby bird to eat.

@madily for Lori?

Crotalus oreganus eating Sauromalus ater

We flipped this mom and baby on a cool rainy day 1/29/2023. Baby looked to be a neonate. Photo by: D. Newman

Eight total found collected near one another.

Second ever ringneck, only ever hike these guys

Sopac with his darkling beetle friend

We observed the snake at the base of a Manzanita before it proceeded to go full arboreal and climbed 12 feet or so off of the ground. very interesting behavior...

Basking in the sand about 9 am. Near location. Calm.

Found a big one in the workshop today, move along buddy!

Ingesting a rodent

With an ambitious snack!

A desert striped whipsnake with recently caught prey in mouth. When I first spotted it, the rodent was still alive and moving. A truly incredible find

This young snake senses the air with it's tongue when I make large movements. It seems to never move it's tongue when I'm looking at it holding my camera and staying still.

Two snakes coiled together. The larger one was over 3 feet and very fat. Possibly gravid? The smaller one was 20 to 24 inches. Temperature about 70. Open grassland. Could this breeding behavior?

Super cool to see this thing in a bush! 71 degree evening.

DOR

This is probably the biggest Rattlesnake I have seen personally!! She was a Bute!!

Very sluggish, eyes damaged, flies flitting … on its last legs.

Found under rock with banded gecko. Picture 4 shows both.

Stare down as rabbit defends her kits

In situ

Same individual observed here.