Observation ID: 158192

A very beautiful, high contrast california kingsnake. Still alive unfortunately. Moved it off the road so scavengers would avoid the same fate. Interestingly this is the second river canyon where I have found sympatry with L. zonata. The first was the Merced River canyon, and though lower in altitude, the habitat and geology is strikingly similar.

This animal was found at a slightly higher altitude than L. zonata that I found along the same canyon.
url: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3866201