striped racer

Masticophis lateralis

Member of colubrine snakes (subfamily Colubrinae)
colubrid snakes (family Colubridae)
snakes (suborder Serpentes)
reptiles (class Reptilia)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

Except for extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

There are no other wild members of this species anywhere.

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CaliforniaHerps has a comparison of distinguishing features between the two subspecies.

alameda whipsnake
Masticophis lateralis ssp. euryxanthus

• side stripe covers a full scale plus half a scale above and below
• stripe is a bit orangey
• uninterrupted light stripe from the nose to the eye
• found in the east bay, north of San Jose

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1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP

Months:

• May: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist