California newt
California newt (Taricha torosa) in Black Star Canyon, Orange County, CA
juvenile coast horned lizard 01
juvenile coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma blainvillii) near Lake Elsinore, CA
coast horned lizard 02
adult coast horned lizard near Murrieta, CA
long-nosed leopard lizard
long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) near Willow Springs, CA
Great Basin collared lizard
Great Basin collard lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores) near Deep Creek, Hesperia, CA
granite spiny lizard
granite spiny lizard (Sceloporus orcutti) in Black Star Canyon, CA
San Diego alligator lizard
San Diego alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata webbii) near Weldon, CA
juvenile San Diego alligator lizard
juvenile San Diego alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata webbii) in Mission Viejo, CA
red coachwhip 01
red coachwhip (Coluber flagellum piceus) near Willow Springs, CA
red coachwhip 02
red coachwhip (Coluber flagellum) in Mead Valley, CA
Gopher snake 01
gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) in Crystal Cove, CA
California kingsnake 01
California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) in brown and yellow, Chino Hills, CA
Mojave rattlesnake 01
Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) near Adelanto, CA
Mojave rattlesnake 02
Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) near Lancaster, CA
Mojave rattlesnake 03
southern Pacific rattlesnake 01
southern Pacific rattlesnake in eastern Orange County, CA
southern Pacific rattlesnake and California ground squirrels
southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus helleri) about to get dinner
southern Pacific rattlesnake 02
Snake track
Snake track on desert road near Palmdale, CA
Gopher snake 02
Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) in Chino Hills, CA
Gopher snake 03
Southern Pacific rattlesnake 03
Southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) in Chino Hills, CA
Western pond turtle 01
Western pond turtle (Actinemys pallida) in Diamond Bar, CA
Westenen fence lizard 01
Strikingly colored male western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) in Chino Hills, CA
California striped racer 01
California striped racer (Coluber lateralis) in Chino Hills, CA
Western pond turtle 02
Side-blotched lizard 01
Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) with breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Western fence lizard
Western fence lizard eying a passing darkling beetle.
Orange-throated whiptail 01
Orange-throated whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythra), Mission Viejo, CA
Red coachwhip 03
red coachwhip (Coluber flagellum) in Whittier, CA
Side-blotched lizard 02
Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) in Whittier, CA
Southern Pacific rattlesnake 04
Southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) in Diamond Bar, CA stretching its jaws after delivering a fatal bite to a juvenile California ground squirrel
Western fence lizard 02
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