Species:
Coluber lateralis
Striped Racer
Some other names for this species:
California Whipsnake
Subspecies I've seen:
Subspecies:
Coluber lateralis lateralis
California Striped Racer
August 23, 1998
Pine Ridge Trail, Ventana Wilderness, Monterey County, California
August 23 was a good day for snakes on Pine Ridge Trail. We saw this speedy fellow, a
California Kingsnake, and a
Gopher Snake, and we just missed seeing a rattlesnake on the trail.
May 29, 2005
Uvas Canyon County Park, Santa Clara County, California
My friend Fred Harer and I spotted this very young California Striped Racer as it slithered towards cover under a small plant on the hillside along the hiking trail. It was probably hunting for the many
Side-blotched Lizards that we saw skittering about nearby. These snakes are extremely fast, but we managed to get this little guy to calm down enough to pose for a few pictures.
May 26, 2007
Pinnacles National Monument, San Benito County, California
Here's another cooperatively posing young striped racer. This one lacks the strong orange/red tint visible in the previous photos.
