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Check the following pictures commencement if you are trying to identify a snake you lot take found in California. I accept received many emails asking me to identify all of species of snakes shown below, so these are either the snakes most usually encountered in California, or those that are the most hard to identify for the novice. E'er continue in mind that near snakes vary in appearance, and a serpent tin look much dissimilar in movement than it does in still photos (where it is often coiled up unnaturally to fit in the picture better.) Don't simply consider the color of a serpent - it tin can be lighter or darker than seen in these or in other pictures, and the blueprint tin also vary. If you practice non observe your snake here, try going back to the Ophidian Identification page. Feel free to email a pic to me forth with information about where y'all saw it (urban center and county) and what it was doing.
Gophersnake This is the ophidian I am most often asked to identify. Information technology is very common in about of the state. Not Dangerous to Humans



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This harmless snake is mutual throughout California, and is active during the twenty-four hour period. Oft establish in yards and gardens.

Coachwhip (Racer) Common in the desert and southern California coastal region. Sometimes enters suburban yards. Not Dangerous to Humans



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This harmless snake is mutual in southern California and less common in the San Joaquin Valley and foothills, and is active during the day. Color can be brown, tan, black, or brick red.

Sharp-tailed Snake Many people find these tiny snakes on their holding in Northern California and in the Sierra Nevada foothills, frequently while digging in foliage litter or nether rocks or other surface objects. Non Unsafe to Humans



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This harmless and secretive snake is mutual along virtually of the northward and fundamental declension and in the Sierra Nevada foothills. It is often establish in backyards under debris, and rarely seen active day or night.

California Kingsnake Mutual throughout the state. Most take bands or rings around the torso, but some have stripes. They can be chocolate-brown or black with white or yellow bands or stripes. Non Dangerous to Humans



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This harmless snake is common throughout nearly of California. Information technology is agile day and night. It is variable in appearance and can blackness or dark-brown, and banded or striped.

Western RacerMutual throughout most of the country. Very fast moving and mostly solid gray, light-green, or brown in colour. The young appear completely different from adults, with a pattern of dark blotches similar to a Gophersnake. Not Dangerous to Humans



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This harmless ophidian is mutual throughout most of California excluding the deserts, and is active during the day.

Striped Racer or Whipsnake Common throughout most of the land. Long and very fast moving with light stripes on the sides (but non on the back.) Often confused with gartersnakes which likewise have stripes on the sides. Non Unsafe to Humans



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This harmless snake is common forth most of the coast and coast ranges and in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Often mistaken for a gartersnake, this slender, fast snake is active during the solar day.

Band-necked SnakeCommon throughout much of the state. Gray with a light band effectually the neck. Bright orange or yellow on the belly and nether the end of the tail. Not Dangerous to Humans



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This harmless little snake is mutual but secretive. Usually discovered hiding underneath surface objects in moist areas, merely sometimes seen itch in daylight.

Western RattlesnakeCommon throughout much of the state, only less common in suburban areas. Has a big body with a big triangular head and a blunt tail with a rattle on the stop. This snake is often heard before it is seen, but it does not always rattle. *Venomous (poisonous) and Potentially Dangerous!*



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This dangerous snake is mutual in many habitats throughout the country, including the mountains and Great Basin deserts, just non in the southern deserts.

Gartersnakes (Several species) Mutual throughout much of the state. The head is slightly wider than the body. Most species of gartersnake have two or three light stripes, just some have but side stripes and sometimes the stripes are faint. Not Dangerous to Humans






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These harmless snakes are common in many habitats throughout the state, typically in areas virtually h2o.