A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California
Photo Index of California Snakes
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These are pictures of every kind of native snake in California along with a few well-established non-native species.
Click on a name link to go to the main page for more pictures and information about a particular snake and its habitat.
More Lists and Information Abouit California Snakes
©
Jared Heald
Adult
Juvenile
Adult
Juvenile
Northern Rubber Boa
Charina bottae
Southern Rubber Boa
Charina umbratica
© Brad Alexander
Rosy Boa
Lichanura orcutti
Desert Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans eburnata
California Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans occidentalis
Mohave Glossy Snake
Arizona elegans candida
©
Dick Bartlett
©
William Flaxington
Baja California Ratsnake
Bogertophis rosaliae
Mohave Shovel-nosed Snake
Chionactis occipitalis
Adult
Juvenile
Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake
Chionactis annulata annulata
Western Yellow-bellied Racer
Coluber constrictor mormon
©
Chad Lane
Red Racer
(Red Coachwhip)
Coluber flagellum piceus
San Joaquin Coachwhip
Coluber flagellum ruddocki
©
Dick Bartlett
Baja California Coachwhip
Coluber fuliginosus
California Striped Racer
Coluber lateralis lateralis
Alameda Striped Racer
Coluber lateralis euryxanthus
©
Zachary Lim
Forest Sharp-tailed Snake
Contia longicauda
Common Sharp-tailed Snake
Contia tenuis
©
Adam Clause
Desert Striped Whipsnake
Coluber taeniatus taeniatus
Pacific Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus amabilis
San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus modestus
Northwestern Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus occidentalis
Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus pulchellus
Regal Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus regalis
San Diego Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus similis
Monterey Ring-necked Snake
Diadophis punctatus vandenburgii
©
Jason Jones
Desert Nightsnake
Hypsiglena chlorophaea deserticola
San Diego Nightsnake
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi
California Nightsnake
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha (torquata) nuchalata
California Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata
Coast Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis multifasciata
Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus
California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis californiae
Sonoran Gophersnake
Pituophis catenifer affinis
San Diego Gophersnake
Pituophis catenifer annectens
Pacific Gophersnake
Pituophis catenifer catenifer
Great Basin Gophersnake
Pituophis catenifer deserticola
Santa Cruz Island Gophersnake
Pituophis catenifer pumilus
Long-nosed Snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei
©
Zachary Lim
Desert Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis
Mohave Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis
Coast Patch-nosed Snake
Salvadora hexalepis virgultea
Smith's Black-headed Snake
Tantilla hobartsmithi
Western Black-headed Snake
Tantilla planiceps
Variable Groundsnake
Sonora semiannulata semiannulata
Santa Cruz Gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus atratus
Oregon Gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus
Sierra Gartersnake
Thamnophis couchii
Diablo Range Gartersnake
Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus
Mountain Gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans elegans
©
Jared Heald
Coast Gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans terrestris
©
Ken Griffiths
©
William Flaxington
Wandering Gartersnake
Thamnophis elegans vagrans
Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake
Thamnophis marcianus marcianus
Giant Gartersnake
Thamnophis gigas
Two-striped Gartersnake
Thamnophis hammondii
©
William Flaxington
Northwestern Gartersnake
Thamnophis ordinoides
©
Alan Barron
Valley Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi
California Red-sided Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis
San Francisco Gartersnake
Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia
Sonoran Lyresnake
Trimorphodon lambda
California Lyresnake
Trimorphodon lyrophanes
Yellow-bellied Seasnake
Hydrophis platurus
Southwestern Threadsnake
Rena humilis humilis
Desert Threadsnake
Rena humilis cahuilae
©
William Flaxington
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox
Mohave Desert Sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes cerastes
Colorado Desert Sidewinder
Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
2005
Ken Pitts
©
Bruce Edley
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake
Crotalus pyrrhus
©
Patrick Briggs
©
David Tobler
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus helleri
Great Basin Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus lutosus
©
Chad Lane
©
Connor Long
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake
Crotalus oreganus oreganus
© 2005
Jeremiah Easter
©
Ben Smith
Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Crotalus ruber
Northern Mohave Rattlesnake
Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
©
Joel Lingenfelter
©
Adam G. Clause
Panamint Rattlesnake
Crotalus stephensi
Non-Native Snake Species Established in California
©
Richard Porter
©
Richard Porter
Florida Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Brahminy Blindsnake
Indotyphlops braminus
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