Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha Coast Nightsnake
All the North American nightsnakes were included in Hypsiglena torquata until Mulcahy split that species up in 2008.
Subspecies I've seen:
H. o. klauberi
San Diego Nightsnake
Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi San Diego Nightsnake
Parque Nacional Constitución de 1857, Baja California, MexicoMay 14, 2013
San Diego Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi) San Diego Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi) San Diego Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhyncha klauberi)
We were hoping to find some California Mountain Kingsnakes in this granite-rich mountain park, but the conditions had been extremely dry and the kingsnakes were nowhere to be seen. We did manage to find a few of these common little snakes while searching for the kingsnakes though.
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