tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post4031769489506143672..comments2023-04-02T08:32:18.953-07:00Comments on nature of a man: Red Touch Black, Good for Jackrandomtruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-14142151682167353122015-04-14T13:00:41.281-07:002015-04-14T13:00:41.281-07:00Shared this post with a visitor today who asked if...Shared this post with a visitor today who asked if there were any CA mtn kingsnakes in Midpeninsula Regional Open Space preserves. His response: "tinged with envy, but mostly inspiration." Amazed once again at this kingsnake's demonstration of its clinging ability.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-8180248857330361142013-06-11T19:32:04.246-07:002013-06-11T19:32:04.246-07:00Some very nice in situ shots."Stare" is ...Some very nice in situ shots."Stare" is my favorite.JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614141904786915153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-24143760811009801262013-06-10T20:36:37.973-07:002013-06-10T20:36:37.973-07:00Yes, I think 30 is the number of the counting. Cin...Yes, I think 30 is the number of the counting. Cindy and I crossed paths in the blogosphere, but met via Santa Clara Valley CNPS and then had the "oh - you're..." moments.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-22418177833447452832013-06-10T19:31:21.150-07:002013-06-10T19:31:21.150-07:00That is a beaut!
That is a beaut!<br /><br />Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-7225768272280920712013-06-09T19:00:51.774-07:002013-06-09T19:00:51.774-07:00What a beauty and surprisingly small! I love her ...<br />What a beauty and surprisingly small! I love her unique merged markings. So, based on Cindy's quote of a triad, does she have 30? Very cool. Did you and Cindy know each other before blogging?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-77573313589815700512013-06-08T17:50:56.505-07:002013-06-08T17:50:56.505-07:00Soon, snakes of all kinds will be knocking at your...Soon, snakes of all kinds will be knocking at your door for their own glamour shots. She was an amazingly calm and shiny snake in the hand. The next evening I returned her to original found location after I finished mowing the barbed goatgrass that brought me there, and I watched her for 1/2 hour as she poked around the grassland. Your copy of Stubbs: "The combination of a red ring, bordered on either side by a black ring forms a triad . . . Triads are always counted from the back of the head to the vent . . . The tail rings are not included in the total number of triads." I'm still wondering where the rocks are for these beauties I've found on the Dipper Ranch but super glad of evidence that they are breeding.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-8809267488761600202013-06-08T17:14:44.401-07:002013-06-08T17:14:44.401-07:00What a find. I never saw a Mountain King (or Queen...What a find. I never saw a Mountain King (or Queen for that matter!) in all my time in California. I think I recall the Codger catching one in the Santa Cruz Mountains.<br />DMr. Smileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081316465993172523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-86719239948432551812013-06-08T16:42:29.212-07:002013-06-08T16:42:29.212-07:00[swoons] Beautiful snake, great photos. Thank you ...[swoons] Beautiful snake, great photos. Thank you -- and Cindy -- for sharing this treasure!Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-13522151281942940332013-06-08T16:08:39.914-07:002013-06-08T16:08:39.914-07:00What a stunning snake. Coast Mountain Kingsnakes w...What a stunning snake. Coast Mountain Kingsnakes were the supreme find of my herping youth. I never found one as attractive as your snake. <br />They were relatively common at the top of the higher ridges above my home in Carpinteria. If we left at the crack of dawn and hiked uphill all day, we could reach their prime habitat and be back just after dark. We found mountain kingsnakes more often than not.<br />It was a physical ordeal that I could never hope to repeat.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008523039059312800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-32548631511596608062013-06-08T15:40:01.930-07:002013-06-08T15:40:01.930-07:00Wow. Those are SUCH amazing photographs, you CLEAR...Wow. Those are SUCH amazing photographs, you CLEARLY have snake charming skill.<br /><br />And is it me, or is she SO SUPER EXTRA GORGEOUS?!? Jeepers. Total knockout.<br /><br />I'm thinking she wanted to be the cedilla under the C for Cindy, so folks would know it is a soft C. =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-45300614034827981202013-06-08T12:34:18.032-07:002013-06-08T12:34:18.032-07:00How very very kool is that experience. Thanks for ...How very very kool is that experience. Thanks for sharing.Chaparral Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618976919417073750noreply@blogger.com