A Few Californian Herps (1 Viewer)

Here are some photos I've taken while herping this year, concentrating mostly on snakes (but I've thrown in a few goodies for everyone).

Pacific Treefrog:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zoc3ut.jpg

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog:
http://i40.tinypic.com/156q14g.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/1ztdty.jpg

Rough-skinned Newt falling off a log:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2zpilhw.jpg

Red-bellied Newt:
http://i43.tinypic.com/5u0av6.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/j8falz.jpg

Yellow-eyed Ensatinas:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2q30nqb.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2edqoog.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/dnbtvl.jpg

Western Fence Lizard:
http://i43.tinypic.com/25pmp0k.jpg

Me holding a Rosy Boa:
http://i40.tinypic.com/33vjg5y.jpg

Red Coachwhip:
http://i41.tinypic.com/16itjl1.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/34ha0qw.jpg

Western Yellow-bellied Racer:
http://i42.tinypic.com/n3qhd0.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/106ngk5.jpg

A smaller Western Yellow-bellied Racer:
http://i40.tinypic.com/2w2lmx1.jpg

California Kingsnake:
http://i43.tinypic.com/1qfrid.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/1z5iww8.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/9tigww.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2r5xmdw.jpg

While birding last week I caught a couple of large Pacific Gopher Snakes that were a few feet from each other. They happened to be a male and female, and they started courting when I was holding them together to get a photo... I put them on the ground and they continued, though I moved them back into some tall weeds before they actually started mating so they would be safe. The photos of the lone snake are the female (I caught the male a few minutes later):
http://i44.tinypic.com/2625x8p.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/28gro8x.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/308fibd.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/11tooeh.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/er0cbc.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/280mbec.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/259ux5l.jpg

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake:
http://i40.tinypic.com/2isgp5g.jpg

Red Diamond Rattlesnake:
http://i40.tinypic.com/t86m8w.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2uza5c5.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/nzhseq.jpg

Speckled Rattlesnake:
http://i44.tinypic.com/8yztc9.jpg

Hope everyone enjoyed. :hippy:

Some brilliant photos Natalie and the Red Diamond Rattlesnake is a beauty!.Thanks for posting such a great selection of photos.

Dave.

Great selection of herps. Are they all found around the San Francisco area?

Thanks for the replies! Here are where the animals are from:

Pacific Treefrog - Mendocino County (a few hours north of San Francisco)
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog - Mendocino County
Rough-skinned Newt - Mendocino County
Red-bellied Newt - Mendocino County
Yellow-eyed Ensatinas - San Francisco Bay Area
Western Fence Lizard - Sierra Nevada foothills
Rosy Boa - Los Angeles area
Red Coachwhip - Los Angeles area
First Western Yellow-bellied Racer - Sierra Nevada foothills
Second Western Yellow-bellied Racer - San Francisco Bay Area
California Kingsnake - San Francisco Bay Area
Pacific Gopher Snakes - San Francisco Bay Area
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake - Sierra Nevada foothills
Red Diamond Rattlesnake - Los Angeles area
Speckled Rattlesnake - Los Angeles area

I get around...

Fantastic. I took a trip to Eagle lake last week, and I found a western pond turtle walking down the middle of the road 1/4 mile of I5! I almost ran over a rattlesnake driving to the lake (I believe it was a Great Basin Rattler). Naturally, I forgot my camera at home...