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05-06-2010, 04:54 PM | #1 |
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bait of some kind!
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05-06-2010, 05:02 PM | #2 |
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Ah.. I was wrong
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05-06-2010, 05:10 PM | #3 |
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Definitely California king snake
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05-06-2010, 05:21 PM | #4 |
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Baby California King Snake!
Those are nice snakes, They eat rattlesnakes! They also eat rats mice and lizards. They are not poisonous and wont attach you. But I wouldnt go poking a stick at it When they get full grown they will look like this! http://www.californiaherps.com/snake...orniaesd04.jpg Last edited by Gino; 05-06-2010 at 05:26 PM. Reason: added link |
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05-06-2010, 05:45 PM | #6 |
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Cobra for sure! LOL.
Snakes are out right now! Saw my biggest gopher today hit by a car 3" diameter. Had 5 rattlers right by the house last year...one morning looked out my dining room window and one was layed out right there. I'm in lower Jamul.
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05-06-2010, 06:14 PM | #7 |
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yep, king.
I also had one in my yard a few years ago, wifey freaked out
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05-06-2010, 06:36 PM | #8 |
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King snakes are about as cool as snakes get. They are immune to rattlesnake venom and actually eat rattlers.
I was hiking in Rose Canyon once as a kid and picked up a piece of plywood left over from an old billboard. To my great surprise, there was a rattlesnake inches from my feet. Before I could jump out of the way, a king snake that was nearby attacked the rattler. King snakes are constrictors just like pythons. On this day the King wrapped itself around the rattlesnake and squeezed the life out of him. I did not stay around to watch but I bet the King ate the Rattler. Many people are afraid of snakes. Too bad because they are really interesting critters and most are far from dangerous. Bob |
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