This is a both a completely horrible photo, and an example of why I love the camera RAW format. I did not check my exposure settings before taking pictures of this guy, and ended up with a card of pure-black trash. This is not an ideal photo of course, but I was able to salvage this from seemingly nothing. Fancy stuff.
Anyway, this is a California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) from North of Wickenberg. I’ve never seen one out in the daylight hours before, and this one was big, fat, and quite aggressive.
California kingsnake
Tags: california kingsnake, californiae, Field Herping, getula, king snake, lampropeltis, Photography, RAW
