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37. DESERT BURROWING SNAKE. Sonora occipitalis. 
Colorado Desert and valleys on the eastern slope of the 
mountains. Burrows in sandy or soft soil. 
38. LITTLE RING-NECKED SNAKE. Diadophis amabilis. 
Western slope of the mountains and west to the sea. Rather 
common. Food earthworms, salamanders and probably insects 
39. CORAL KING SNAKE. Lampropeltis pyromelana 
multicincta. 
Occasional in the mountains. 
40. BOYLE KING SNAKE. Lampropeltis getulus boylii. 
Rather common throughout the county. 
41. CALIFORNIA KING SNAKE. Lampropeltis californiz. 
Occasional in the mountains. 
42. LONG-NOSED SNAKE. Rhinocheilus lecontei. 
Rather common throughout the county. 
43. SPOTTED NIGHT SNAKE. Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha. 
Apparently rare. Several have been taken in various parts of 
the county. Nocturnal. 
44. PATCH-NOSED SNAKE. Salvadora hexalepis. 
Not common. Mountains and mesa. 
45. WESTERN YELLOW-BELLIED RACER. Coluber 
constrictor vetustus. 
Has been found in various places in the county, but does not 
seem to be common. 
46. RED RACER. Coluber flagellum frenatus. 
Valleys and foothills. Not very common. 
47. CALIFORNIA STRIPED RACER. Coluber lateralis. 
Rather common, but not often seen. Inhabits chapparal. 
48. FADED SNAKE. Arizona elegans. 
Apparently rare. Has been found in the mountains and along 
the coast. 
49. WESTERN GOPHER SNAKE. Bull Snake. Pituophis 
catenifer. 
One of the largest snakes found here. Found almost every- 
where in the county. A very beneficial snake; anyone killing a 
Gopher Snake should be fined. They are not poisonous or harm- 
ful to mankind. They feed on gophers, mice, rats and squirrels. 
50. DESERT GOPHER SNAKE. Pituophis catenifer 
deserticola. 
This subspecies of the Gopher Snake inhabits the eastern 
slope of the mountains and the region eastward. 
None of the snakes listed above are poisonous, or to be 
feared in any way. Most of them are beneficial and none should 
be killed. Snakes of all kinds are much less numerous than when 
this region was first settled. The following species are poison- 
ous, but they are not aggressive and ordinarily will not attack 
if they are not disturbed. 
