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What is the closest area to California that you can catch wild corns in? Is there any area IN california? I just want to catch something interesting besides garters and dont think I am ready for rattlers! What is the most interesting snake you all have caught in Cali?
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More pets than one room can hold. I listed them all but it looked ridiculous!!!
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If you count the kisatchie corn, east Texas. I believe corns are located in Arkansas. There are a lot of interesting snakes in Cali. Cali kings, desert king (I think) and rubber boas if I am not mistaken. maybe someone from the area can give a better answer.
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

Here is a list of snakes located in California for you. It excludes garter snakes, rattle snakes, and sea snakes.
Boidae - Boas and Pythons
Charina - Rubber Boas
C. bottae - Coastal Rubber Boa
C. umbratica - Southern Rubber Boa

Lichanura - Rosy Boas
L. t. gracia - Desert Rosy Boa
L. t. roseofusca - Coastal Rosy Boa

Colubridae - Colubrids
Arizona - Glossy Snakes
A. elegans - Western Glossy Snake
A. e. candida - Mojave Glossy Snake
A. e. eburnata - Desert Glossy Snake
A. e. occidentalis - California Glossy Snake

Bogertophis - Desert Ratsnakes
B. rosaliae - Baja California Ratsnake

Chionactis - Shovel-nosed Snakes
C. occipitalis - Western Shovel-nosed Snake
C. o. annulata - Colorado Desert Shovel-nosed Snake
C. o. occipitalis - Mojave Shovel-nosed Snake
C. o. talpina - Nevada Shovel-nosed Snake

Coluber - North American Racers
C. constrictor - Eastern Racer
C. constrictor mormom - Western Yellow-bellied Racer

Contia - Sharp-tailed Snakes
C. tenius - Sharp-tailed Snake

Diadophis - Ring-necked Snakes
D. punctatus - Ring-necked Snake
D. p. amabilis - Pacific Ring-necked Snake
D. p. modestus - San Bernardino Ring-necked Snake
D. p. occidentalis - Northwestern Ring-necked Snake
D. p. pulchellus - Coral-bellied Ring-necked Snake
D. p. regalis - regal Ring-necked Snake
D. p. similis - San Diego Ring-necked Snake
D. p. vandenburgii - Monterey Ring-necked Snake

Hypsiglena - Fangless Nightsnakes
H. torquata - Nightsnake
H. t. nuchalata - California Nightsnake
H. t. deserticola - Desert Nightsnake

Lampropeltis - Kingsnakes and Milksnakes
L. getula - Common Kingsnake
L. g. californiae - California Kingsnake
L. zonata - California Mountain Kingsnake

Masticophis - Whipsnakes, Striped Racers, & Coachwhips
M. flagellum - Coachwhip
M. f. piceus - Red Coachwhip
M. f. ruddocki - San Joaquin Coachwhip
M. fuliginosus - Baja California Coachwhip

M. lateralis - Striped Racer
M. I. euryxanthus - Almeda Striped Racer
M. I. lateralis - California Striped Racer

Nerodia - American Watersnakes
N. fasciata - Southern Watersnake

Phyllorhynchus - Leaf-nosed Snakes
P. decurtatus - Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake

P. catenifer - Gophersnake
P. c. affinis - Sonoran Gophersnake
P. c. annectens - San Diego Gophersnake
P. c. catenifer - Pacific Gophersnake
P. c. deserticola - Great Basin Gophersnake
P. c. pumilis - Santa Cruz Island Gophersnake

R. lecontei - Long-nosed Snake
R. i. lecontei - Western Long-nosed Snake

Salvadora - Patch-nosed Snakes
S. hexalepis - Western Patch-nosed Snake
S. h. hexalepis - Desert Patch-nosed Snake
S. h. mojavensis - Mojave Patch-nosed Snake
S. h. virgultea - Coast Patch-nosed Snake

Sonora - North American Groundsnakes
S. s. semiannulata - Variable Groundsnake

Tantilla - Black-headed Snakes
T. hobartsmithi - Smith's Black-headed Snake
T. planiceps - Western Black-headed Snake

Trimorphodon - Lyresnakes
T. b. lambda - Sonoran Lyresnake
T. b. lyrophanes - Baja California Lyresnake
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0.1 Snow Corn "Hope"
1.0 Ball Python "Wilson" (Castaway)
1. Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Chunk" (Goonies)
.1 Orange Albino Black Ratsnake "Peaches"
0.0.1 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Onyx"

Where are they, where can I catch them? Anyone from cali that can give me specific locations? And thanks for the list. WAY more than I ever would have thought!
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------Misty-------
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More pets than one room can hold. I listed them all but it looked ridiculous!!!
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