Been a while since I last posted but figured I should put up some highlights from an awesome year.
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

Some good finds...looks like fun...

dang lots of good stuff there, especially the scenery, the Newport and the shovelnose

Very nice post Mark!

Thanks for sharing so many photos. Lots of good finds, and some interesting specimens. I especially like the Sierra mtn kings, the orange colored LA County rosy, and that one cool helleri with brown and greenish colors.

Cheers,

Jeff

Really nice bro. The glossy is awesome as well as the San gabe boa...

@ Brian Hubbs - Thanks Brian, it was a lot of fun haha

@ r.edwards - Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

@ SurfinHerp - Thanks Jeff! I really liked those finds too.

@ ricrabt - Thanks John. That Boa was so orange...