Year of the Snake - No. 9 California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula looks very nice against our 1950s carpet.
He has been released back to the wild.

I found this Kingsnake on May 23. It was in a place on the other side of the creek that we call the "Frog Ponds." He was about 3 feet long, not the longest I have found but very heavy.
His scales had quite a lot of damage, so he has probably been through a lot. I think he was hunting when I found him. He was moving along, putting his head in and out of holes.