King Louis vs A Scrub Jay

Today we saw a big king snake, we named him King Louis, in our back yard. it was being attacked by a Scrub Jay and his tail was hurt. He is currently living under a rock in our back yard and will probably stay there while he recovers from his injury. Interestingly he was trying to imitate a rattlesnake and rattled his tail. I got some pictures of Louis, his home, and the Scrub Jay that was bothering him.

Big Lizzard in yard

While watering plants this morning I jumped for an instant when I saw a critter similar to the picture slither towards me. Standing quite still the California Aligator lizard crept towards a dry bush and rocks near by.

Friday April 25 2008

Today my dad found a king snake in our front yard by our drive way. It doesn't have a name yet but we can name it later after we get some pictures. there are also some small lizards all around our property but just the common type. my dad also looked at a large lizard that look like a snake with legs. will post more when i get pictures.

Image from Quintessential California