We left Phx bright and squirrely at around 0500 and headed west. As we arrived at the borders of the “Red Zone” the temps were only in the low sixtys and we could se a low marine layer hanging over out destination. We decided to pick a nearby spot and flip for boas or whatever. An hour and a half yielded six boas, a ruber, several gophersnakes, a tantilla and some other small stuff.
Xantusia vigilis...

Aniella pulchra.....

Tantilla planiceps..

Rosy Boas (Lichanura trivirgata)....



Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)..

Midday found us at our originally planned destination…


A pair, the female is the darker in the rear but I didn't catch all of her in the photo

the female from the other side....


Brendan spotted this incredible male out for a cruise, from his behavior I think he was trailing a female...


another female...

The next morning it was again too cold for ruber to be basking yet so we hit some coastal areas to flip Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus helleri)...

Flipped tons of ringnecks and a few Cal-Kings....


More SoPacs....






Late morning we headed back inland to look for more ruber....
Psuedacris regilla)....

rubers...




Brendan spotted this mitchellii basking, and about eight feet away, a boa coming out....




and then it was back to AZ!
Cheers,
CC