A quick trip to the Santa Monica | Field Herping Southern California

The Santa Monica is one of my favorite areas to explore. There's often an abundance of life. And although we didn't time this adventure perfectly we still saw an amazing set of snakes.
What we saw:
Gopher Snake - Pituophis catenifer - 2
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus helleri - 2
Two-striped Garter Snake - Thamnophis hammondii - 4
And as always, if you want to learn how to identify what you see in the field, check out Schechter Natural History's Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians.
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