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2 unusual facts about San Diego Mountain Kingsnake


San Diego Mountain Kingsnake

The San Diego mountain kingsnake typically emerges from overwintering sites in March and may remain near-surface active through November, but it is particularly conspicuous near the surface from roughly mid-March to mid-May (Klauber 1931, McGurty 1988, Hubbs 2004), during which time it is active during the warmer daylight hours (pers. observ.).

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

Biologists believe that this isolation has contributed to evolution of subspecies such as the San Diego mountain kingsnake.



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