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Coast Mountain Kingsnake |
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| Coast Mountain Kingsnakes are at home in a variety of habitats including mixed oak and riparian woodlands. |
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| We found this 3+ foot specimen crossing a sheltered creek trail. |
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| Hard to photograph in such dim light, we were fascinated by the intricate markings on its head. |
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| Timid and quite harmless, yet we kept our distance remembering the old rhyme: |
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| "Red and black, friend to Jack. Red and yellow, kill a fellow." |
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| A Coast Mountain Kingsnake's head has a white band behind its mouth and red mixed with black on nose. |
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| Although five of us crowded around taking pictures, it didn't once act in an aggressive manner. |
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| It simply changed direction and slipped off trail into the undergrowth. |
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