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A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California

California Snakes Range Maps


These maps illustrate the general historical range of indigenous and introduced snakes in California. Red, or another color indicated below the map, shows this distribution. In some cases, a snake's current range may be fragmented or considerably diminished from the range shown here. Click on the name link for more pictures and information about a particular snake.

RUBBER BOA ROSY BOAS GLOSSY SNAKE BAJA CALIFORNIA RATSNAKE
                      
Red: Charina bottae -
 Northern Rubber Boa


Green: Charina umbratica -
 Southern Rubber boa



                      
Green: Lichanura trivirgata -
Rosy Boa

(Formerly Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca -  Coastal Rosy Boa)

Red: Lichanura orcutti -
 Northern Three-lined Boa


(Formerly Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca -  Coastal Rosy Boa and
Lichinura trivirgata gracia - Desert Rosy Boa)
 
Bogertophis rosaliae
SHOVEL-NOSED SNAKE WESTERN YELLOW-BELLIED RACER COACHWHIP BAJA CALIFORNIA COACHWHIP

Coluber constrictor mormon
-
Western Yellow-bellied Racer

Coluber (Masticophis) fuliginosus
STRIPED RACER STRIPED WHIPSNAKE SHARP-TAILED SNAKES RING-NECKED SNAKE

Coluber (Masticophis) taeniatus taeniatus

Green: Contia longicaudae -
Forest Sharp-tailed Snake
 

Red:  Contia tenuis - Sharp-tailed Snake
NIGHTSNAKE CALIFORNIA KINGSNAKE
CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN KINGSNAKE
SOUTHERN WATERSNAKE

Lampropeltis getula californiae


Currently no subspecies of this snake are recognized. This map illustrates the complete range of the species divided into the ranges of the formerly recognized subspecies.

Green: Lampropeltis zonata multicincta  - Sierra Mountain Kingsnake

Orange: Lampropeltis zonata  multifasciata -
 Coast Mountain Kingsnake


Blue: Lampropeltis zonata  parvirubra -
 San Bernardino Mountain Kingsnake

Purple: Lampropeltis zonata pulchra -
 San Diego Mountain Kingsnake


Red: Lampropeltis zonata zonata -
 St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake


Gold: General area of intergradation

 


 Nerodia fasciata

NORTHERN WATERSNAKE LEAF-NOSED SNAKE GOPHER SNAKE LONG-NOSED SNAKE

Nerodia sipedon




Phyllorhynchus
decurtatus
 
Rheinocheilus lecontei
PATCH-NOSED SNAKE
GROUNDSNAKE
SMITH'S BLACK-HEADED SNAKE
WESTERN BLACK-HEADED SNAKE

Sonora semiannulata semiannulata



Tantilla hobartsmithi

Tantilla planiceps
AQUATIC GARTERSNAKE SIERRA GARTERSNAKE TERRESTRIAL GARTERSNAKE GIANT GARTERSNAKE
  
 Thamnophis couchii

Thamnophis gigas
TWO-STRIPED GARTERSNAKE CHECKERED GARTERSNAKE NORTHWESTERN GARTERSNAKE COMMON GARTERSNAKE

Thamnophis hammondii

Thamnophis marcianus marcianus

Thamnophis ordinoides
LYRESNAKE WESTERN DIAMOND-BACKED RATTLESNAKE SIDEWINDER SPECKLED RATTLESNAKES

Crotalus atrox
WESTERN RATTLESNAKE RED DIAMOND RATTLESNAKE NORTHERN MOHAVE RATTLESNAKE WESTERN THREADSNAKES

Crotalus ruber

Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus



Green: Rena humilis cahuilae - Desert Threadsnake (Blind Snake)

Red: Rena humilis humilis - Southwestern Threadsnake (Blind Snake)
   
YELLOW-BELLIED SEA SNAKE BRAHMINY BLINDSNAKE    

Pelamis platurus






Ramphotyphlops braminus
   








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