Snake ID Please - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Jimmyz123 · 05-06-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Gino

Baby California King Snake!

Those are nice snakes, They eat rattlesnakes! They also eat rats mice and lizards. They are not poisonous and wont attach you. But I wouldnt go poking a stick at it

When they get full grown they will look like this!

http://www.californiaherps.com/snake...orniaesd04.jpg

Now see if it had been a fully grown one I would have known what it was right away. I have never seen the youthful ones. Well that could explain the decline in some of the lizards around here.

bluesquids · 05-06-2010, 05:45 PM

Cobra for sure! LOL.
Snakes are out right now! Saw my biggest gopher today hit by a car 3" diameter.
Had 5 rattlers right by the house last year...one morning looked out my dining room window and one was layed out right there. I'm in lower Jamul.

lamb · 05-06-2010, 06:14 PM

yep, king.

I also had one in my yard a few years ago, wifey freaked out

dsafety · 05-06-2010, 06:36 PM

King snakes are about as cool as snakes get. They are immune to rattlesnake venom and actually eat rattlers.

I was hiking in Rose Canyon once as a kid and picked up a piece of plywood left over from an old billboard. To my great surprise, there was a rattlesnake inches from my feet. Before I could jump out of the way, a king snake that was nearby attacked the rattler.

King snakes are constrictors just like pythons. On this day the King wrapped itself around the rattlesnake and squeezed the life out of him. I did not stay around to watch but I bet the King ate the Rattler.

Many people are afraid of snakes. Too bad because they are really interesting critters and most are far from dangerous.

Bob

Aaron · 05-06-2010, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by dsafety

King snakes are about as cool as snakes get. They are immune to rattlesnake venom and actually eat rattlers.

I was hiking in Rose Canyon once as a kid and picked up a piece of plywood left over from an old billboard. To my great surprise, there was a rattlesnake inches from my feet. Before I could jump out of the way, a king snake that was nearby attacked the rattler.

King snakes are constrictors just like pythons. On this day the King wrapped itself around the rattlesnake and squeezed the life out of him. I did not stay around to watch but I bet the King ate the Rattler.

Many people are afraid of snakes. Too bad because they are really interesting critters and most are far from dangerous.

Bob

Crap man. That's a crazy story on multiple levels. That king snake is a hero.

Anthony179 · 05-07-2010, 08:40 AM

That is a nice snake. What did you do with it? I have a Glossy snake right now. They grow about 2-4' in length. The California King snakes grow up to 6' in length.

Jimmyz123 · 05-07-2010, 10:12 AM

We're just letting the snake do its thang. It actually slithered under the fence into the neighbors yard. The funny thing is our dog was laying about 5" from the snake as it slithered by her, I know that had she seen the snake she would have charged at it.

When I told my wife that this is a good snake she felt a lot better about it. We've been having some trees cut down behind our complex so I'm wondering if it was up rooted from its normal home.

05-06-2010, 05:45 PM	#2
bluesquids Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jamul, CA Posts: 243	Cobra for sure! LOL. Snakes are out right now! Saw my biggest gopher today hit by a car 3" diameter. Had 5 rattlers right by the house last year...one morning looked out my dining room window and one was layed out right there. I'm in lower Jamul. __________________ Thanks, bluesquids

05-06-2010, 06:14 PM	#3
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	yep, king. I also had one in my yard a few years ago, wifey freaked out __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

05-06-2010, 06:36 PM	#4
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,124	King snakes are about as cool as snakes get. They are immune to rattlesnake venom and actually eat rattlers. I was hiking in Rose Canyon once as a kid and picked up a piece of plywood left over from an old billboard. To my great surprise, there was a rattlesnake inches from my feet. Before I could jump out of the way, a king snake that was nearby attacked the rattler. King snakes are constrictors just like pythons. On this day the King wrapped itself around the rattlesnake and squeezed the life out of him. I did not stay around to watch but I bet the King ate the Rattler. Many people are afraid of snakes. Too bad because they are really interesting critters and most are far from dangerous. Bob

05-07-2010, 08:40 AM	#6
Anthony179 A.T. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario, CA Posts: 146	That is a nice snake. What did you do with it? I have a Glossy snake right now. They grow about 2-4' in length. The California King snakes grow up to 6' in length.

05-07-2010, 10:12 AM	#7
Jimmyz123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,385	We're just letting the snake do its thang. It actually slithered under the fence into the neighbors yard. The funny thing is our dog was laying about 5" from the snake as it slithered by her, I know that had she seen the snake she would have charged at it. When I told my wife that this is a good snake she felt a lot better about it. We've been having some trees cut down behind our complex so I'm wondering if it was up rooted from its normal home.