<p><i>Thamnophis elegans terrestris</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></p><p>Coast Garter Snake
</p><p>A <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/519085282">friend</a> recently told me that in California, only the rattlesnake is poisonous.  I hope it is true, because it sure makes moments like this less stressful.
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This one had caught a mole, which made everyone happy.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/44124348109@N01">Steve Jurvetson</a> from Menlo Park, USA
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