The 2016/2017 winter in California was one of the wettest on record, surpassing the 1982/1983 El Nino rain totals in many parts of the state. All this precipitation made 2017 an epic year for snake hunting in CA, I tried my best to make the most of the conditions and stayed within state boundaries the entire year.
Here's some highlights...
I've also included some habitat shots at the end...
January
California Kingsnakes, Orange County



San Diego Gopher Snake, Orange County

San Diego Night Snake, San Diego County

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, San Diego County

San Diego Ringneck Snake, San Diego County

February
California Kingsnake (Newport Morph), Orange County

San Bernardino Ringneck Snakes, Orange County

March
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, Orange County

San Bernardino Ringneck Snake, Orange County

Western Black-Headed Snake, Riverside County

Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Riverside County

Pacific Gopher Snake, Kern County

April
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake, Kern County

Red Coachwhip, Kern County

CA Striped Racer, San Bernardino County

San Bernardino Ringneck Snake, San Bernardino County

Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Orange County

Coastal Rosy Boa, Riverside County

San Diego Gopher Snake, Riverside County

Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Riverside County

Western Longnose Snake, Riverside County

California Kingsnake, Riverside County

May
Coast Patch Nosed Snake, Orange County

Northern Rubber Boa (Found by Richard Hoyer), Tulare County

Sierra Gartersnakes, Tulare County


Sierra Mountain Kingsnake, Tulare County

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake, Tulare County

Mojave Glossy Snake, Inyo County

Western Longnose Snake, Inyo County

Great Basin Gopher Snake, Inyo County

Mojave Desert Sidewinder, Inyo County

Spotted Leaf Nose Snake, Inyo County

Desert Rosy Boa, Inyo County

San Diego Gopher Snake, Orange County

June
Desert Glossy Snake, Riverside County

Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Riverside County

Mojave Shovel Nosed Snake, Riverside County

Two Striped Gartersnake, Riverside County

Coastal Rosy Boas, Riverside County


Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, Los Angeles County

San Diego Night Snake, Los Angeles County

Coastal Rosy Boa, Los Angeles County

July
Mountain Gartersnake, San Bernardino County

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, Los Angeles County

August
Southern Rubber Boa, San Bernardino County

September
Southwestern Threadsnake, San Bernardino County

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake, Imperial County

Red Diamond Rattlesnake, Imperial County

San Diego Gopher Snake, Orange County

October
San Diego Gopher Snake, Orange County

Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, Riverside County

Colorado Desert Sidewinder, Riverside County

November
California Kingsnake, Orange County

December
Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes, Orange County

Some habitat...










I want to thank Todd Battey, John Lauermann, Brian Hinds, Jeff Nordland, Richard Hoyer, Chris Patnaude, and my dad.
2017 wouldn't of been as snakey as it was without them!!
If you made it this far, thanks for lookin'
Mark