These are not rattlesnakes! These are gopher snakes. Do not turn these into snake pancakes. Case in Point
Fence lizards are easy to photograph early in the morning when they are still warming up.
Leopard lizards have a grip which is on par with that of a pit bull and they will hold onto fingers, ears, ball caps
for hours. Before there were earrings for boys, these made an interesting and rather alarming substitute.
Leopard lizards feed on just about anything that moves and sometimes their eyes get too big for their
mouths.
Horned lizards will eat red ants, so consider them a friend.
I think this is Prince Something or Other. I am not much good at identifying wild flowers.
Leopard lizards are quite wary. Best times to photograph them is early in the morning while it is still cool.
These Horned lizards really blend in with the territory.
Thistles found along the side of the road.
A Monkey Flower?
