MARIN COUNTY
Wild Turkey crossing.

A nicely marked Southern Alligator Lizard. This creature has small legs and a long, somewhat prehensile tail that can be twice as long as its body.

Not only is the Rubber Boa the most northerly-occurring member of the boa and python family, it also is rather small, never getting to 3 feet in length.

Pacific Gopher Snake - Although they can grow seven feet in length, most adults that I find are about half that size.

Herp Habitat in Marin County.

A male California Red-sided Garter Snake. This subspecies of the common garter is found solely in California, traversing almost the entire state’s coastal region.

This was the first time I saw American White Pelicans.

Unlike squirrels from my home state of Ohio, California Ground Squirrels live in burrows which they excavate themselves. Some burrows are occupied communally, but each individual squirrel has its own entrance.

A nice-sized female California Red-sided Garter Snake. I have often found this snake along waterways, where it is wary and hard to catch.

A Coyote that was in front of me on the walking path.

False Wolf Spiders are active at night. They hunt their prey actively by chasing it down.