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At age 19, Gary Bagnall started a live reptile import/export business called "In Cold Blood" [2] out of a one-car garage in Costa Mesa, California. In 1978, Gary partnered with Elaphe snake breeder, Lloyd Lemke and the name changed to Orange County Zoological. In 1979, Gary and Lloyd parted ways, and the name changed again to California ...
Western leaf-nosed snake Pituophis catenifer: Gopher snake Rhinocheilus lecontei: Long-nosed snake Salvadora hexalepis: Western patch-nosed snake Sonora semiannulata: Western ground snake Tantilla hobartsmithi: Southwestern blackhead snake Tantilla planiceps: Western black-headed snake Thamnophis atratus: Aquatic garter snake Thamnophis couchii
Common names: red diamond rattlesnake, red rattlesnake, red diamond snake, [3] more. Crotalus ruber is a venomous pit viper species found in southwestern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [4]
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 California kingsnake is a cathemeral species of snake; they may be active day or night depending on ambient temperatures. [5] [11] When disturbed, California kingsnakes will often coil their bodies into a ball [12] to hide their heads, hiss, and rattle their tails, which can produce a sound somewhat resembling that of a rattlesnake.
An undeveloped parcel of land owned by San Francisco International Airport is home to a thriving population of an endangered snake species, a recent study revealed, CBS San Francisco reports. The ...
Salvadora hexalepis, the western patch-nosed snake, is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake, which is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [ 5 ] Geographic range
A Western rattlesnake, also known as Northern Pacific rattlesnake. The species is rarely found in Southern California, but a man in the Mojave Desert received one in the mail.