Are there rattlesnakes in griffith park

San Pedro 5 hours ago. Thanksgiving 7 hours ago. Back to Article. Close Menu. Search for:. Follow Us Facebook Twitter Instagram. In order of frequency of my own snake observations in the park, they are: Southern Pacific rattlesnake, California striped racer, San Diego gopher snake, San Bernardino ring-necked snake, and the California kingsnake. The Western thread snake Rena humilis , also known as Western blind snake, is very small with a blunt head and tail.

Its nonfunctional eyes are just dark spots. The reason no one has ever seen this snake is that these snakes spend nearly all their life burrowing in the soil eating ants and termites.

The one I found on the edge of Western Canyon Road had apparently been hit by a car. Greg Pauley, herpetologist at Natural History Museum of LA County was excited about the discovery, saying there are only a couple of records of the species in the entire Santa Monica Mountains area. Up until now, there was no record of this species east of Sullivan Ridge, which is west of I! The Western thread snake has something in common with P, I guess! People thought it was a worm.

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