California Reptiles & Amphibians




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

















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
Snakes
 
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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