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I've moved up here fairly recently from san diego and looking to check out the local herps. All i've found so far are garter snakes in Pacifica. Mount Tam looks pretty promising. Any advice or obversations would be appreciated. thanks

Is that the abbreviation for Mount Tamalpais, in far away Marin County?

yep Mount Tamalpias

Abbreviating is cool, I’ve personally seen on Mt. Tam. and nearby

CA Slender
P.G’s
E’s
W. Skinks
Scelops
P.T’s
Bull F’s
Aneides
R.S. Newts
CA Newts
Pond Slider
N. Gators
Gopher S’s
T. Garters

Hey, I like this lazy style of writing, it may be vague and confusing, but its fast. G’d Luck !

Stick to the southern- and eastern- facing slopes and flip rocks in sunny/rocky areas. But please BE SURE to stay on stable slopes and put back whatever you flip. People are rendering viable habitat unusable by not returning stuff to its original position or by flipping on too-steep hillsdes. The extra work is worth it in the long run.

If you want amphibs, they're up in profusion now.

You'll find everything from garters to zonata, and alligator lizards to whiptails, if you're patient. Ringnecks are up already in the South Bay and probably on the lower slopes of Mt. Tam as well. Last year I flipped a boa and a racer in the first week of March (in Santa Clara County), and after that it was all good through June.

Weather prognostications are for a drier and warmer spring than last year so the active season may not be as long this time around.

I grew up on Mt. Tam, email me and we can talk.
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