kvandam510's Identifications

The snake was approximately 50 cm long. It was sitting motionless in a bare patch on an east-southeast facing slope, probably warming up. The weather was cloudy and the air temperature was 15 deg C. Elevation at the site was 300 meters above sea level. The immediate vegetation community was chaparral, near the interface with an oak woodland. The sighting was just off a trail, near the crest of a ridge line with 60% slopes dropping off on either side.

The snake was approximately 50 cm long. It was sitting motionless in a bare patch on an east-southeast facing slope, probably warming up. The weather was cloudy and the air temperature was 15 deg C. Elevation at the site was 300 meters above sea level. The immediate vegetation community was chaparral, near the interface with an oak woodland. The sighting was just off a trail, near the crest of a ridge line with 60% slopes dropping off on either side.