California Reptiles & Amphibians

**Typical Habitat of Lampropeltis getula californiae - California Kingsnake - in California, Pg. 3**

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Pictures and information about this snake and its habitat have been put on three pages. Page 1 shows pictures of the more common banded form of the California Kingsnake, plus a range map, a description and natural history information, and links to more information. Page 2 illustrates some other naturally-occuring pattern types and aberrant patterns. Page 3, this page, shows some of the wide variety of habitats utilized by California Kingsnakes.

The California Kingsnake occurs in many habitats, including deserts, woodlands, grasslands, chaparral, agricultural, and riparian areas, which puts them almost anywhere. These are a few of the locations or habitat types where we have found them.

Coastal San Diego County grassland habitat that is rapidly disappearing due to development. © Brian Hinds	Coastal scrub habitat, San Diego County	Oak/grassland habitat, Alameda County

Semi-arid grassland habitat, (during a wet winter) western Riverside County	Desert scrub habitat, Inyo County	Agricultural riparian habitat, Fresno County

Habitat, coastal Monterey County	Marsh and mixed woodland habitat, Lake County	Grassland habitat, coastal San Luis Obispo County

Sierra Nevada foothills habitat, El Dorado County	Habitat, coastal San Diego County	Habitat, Yuba County

Habitat, Kings County	Coastal habitat, San Diego County	Kingsnake tracks in coastal habitat, San Diego County
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Go to Page 1 to see pictures of the common banded phase of the California Kingsnake.	Go to Page 2 to see some other naturally-occuring pattern types and aberrant patterns of California Kingsnakes.

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