California Snakes Photo Index

California Reptiles
& Amphibians

Photo Index of California Snakes

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These are pictures of California's indigenous snakes along with one introduced species and one that might occur in California.
Click on a name link to go to the main page for more pictures and information about a particular snake and its habitat.


Northern Rubber Boa Charina bottae	Southern Rubber Boa Charina umbratica	Coastal Rosy Boa Lichanura trivergata roseofusca	Desert Rosy boa Lichanura trivergata gracia
			© Jason Jones
Desert Glossy Snake Arizona elegans eburnata	California Glossy Snake Arizona elegans occidentalis	Mohave Glossy Snake Arizona elegans candida	Baja California Ratsnake Bogertophis rosaliae

Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake Chionactis occipitalis annulata	Mohave Shovel-nosed Snake Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis	Nevada Shovel-nosed Snake Chionactis occipitalis talpina	Western Yellow-bellied Racer Coluber constrictor mormon

Sharp-tailed Snake Contia tenuis	Pacific Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus amabilis	San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus modestus	Northwestern Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus occidentalis

Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus pulchellus	Regal Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus regalis	San Diego Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus similis	Monterey Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus vandenburgii
	© Jason Jones
Desert Nightsnake Hypsiglena chlorophaea (torquata) deserticola	San Diego Nightsnake Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha (torquata) klauberi	California Nightsnake Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha (torquata) nuchalata	California Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae

California Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae	California Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata	Red Coachwhip Masticophis (Coluber) flagellum piceus	San Joaquin Coachwhip Masticophis (Coluber) flagellum ruddocki
© Dick Bartlett			© Brad Alexander
Baja California Coachwhip Masticophis (Coluber) fuliginosus	California Striped Racer Masticophis (Coluber) lateralis lateralis	Alameda Striped Racer Masticophis (Coluber)lateralis euryxanthus	Desert Striped Whipsnake Masticophis (Coluber) taeniatus taeniatus

Southern Watersnake Nerodia fasciata	Northern Watersnake Nerodia sipedon	Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake Phyllorhynchus decurtatus	Sonoran Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer affinis

San Diego Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer annectens	Pacific Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer catenifer	Great Basin Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer deserticola	Santa Cruz Island Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer pumilis
	© William Flaxington	© Jason Jones
Desert Patch-nosed Snake Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis	Mohave Patch-nosed Snake Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis	Coast Patch-nosed Snake Salvadora hexalepis virgultea	Variable Groundsnake Sonora semiannulata semiannulata

Variable Groundsnake Sonora semiannulata semiannulata	Smith's Black-headed Snake Tantilla hobartsmithi	Western Black-headed Snake Tantilla planiceps	Santa Cruz Gartersnake Thamnophis atratus atratus

Oregon Gartersnake Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus	Diablo Range Gartersnake Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus	Sierra Gartersnake Thamnophis couchii	Mountain Gartersnake Thamnophis elegans elegans

Coast Gartersnake Thamnophis elegans terrestris	Wandering Gartersnake Thamnophis elegans vagrans	Giant Gartersnake Thamnophis gigas	Two-striped Gartersnake Thamnophis hammondii

Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake Thamnophis marcianus marcianus	Northwestern Gartersnake Thamnophis ordinoides	Valley Gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi	California Red-sided Gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis

San Francisco Gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia	Sonoran Lyresnake Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda	Baja California Lyresnake Trimorphodon biscutatus lyrophanes	Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake - Crotalus atrox

Mohave Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes cerastes	Colorado Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes laterorepens	Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus	Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus helleri (=Crotalus helleri)

Great Basin Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus lutosus (=Crotalus lutosus)	Northern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus oreganus (=Crotaus oreganus)	Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber	Northern Mohave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
		© Dick Bartlett
Panamint Rattlesnake Crotalus stephensi	Long-nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei	Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Pelamis platurus

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