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My brother moved to bakersfield and I plan to go visit him sometime this summer (July/august). Any good herping in the area that ya'll know about? It's not a herping trip per se but I've never been to CA so I gotta do SOMETHING; I plan to hit up the Mojave park *drool* since it's more or less on my way.

Highlights would be: Alligator lizards, legless lizards, ANY geckos, chucks, rosies, kingsnakes, any local thamnophis, any crotalus. I don't know jack about CA since I've never been there I'll be heading in from Amarillo. I plan to devote 1-2 days to herping there when I go, if I can. Pictures only, so parks and stuff are fine (I'd give my hind teeth to get a good pic of a gila but I don't think I'll be near their range...).
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

Daytime Herps: Red Racers ( Western Coachwhips), Desert Iguanas, Whiptails. Side-blotch & Earless Lizards. Zebra-Tails. Desert Horned Lizards.
Nighttime: Kingsnakes, Mojave Rattlesnakes, Gopher snakes (ssp.), Glossy Snakes, Long-nose Snakes, Shovel-nosed snakes, Leafnose Snakes. Western Diamond-backs. Side-Winders. Banded Geckos, Night lizards.

I used to live in Barstow.

Matthew