Tag Archives: Snakes

Summer of Serpents of Rattlers Beware

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Jack Elliott

California mountain kingsnake on Figueroa Mountain. Not to be confused with a California kingsnake: Killer Kingsnake Eats Water Snake “To combat the boredom, I occasionally drove over the coastal range and into the Santa Ynez Valley to hike the trails … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Adventure, backcountry, Hiking, Lockdowns, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Rattlesnakes, Santa Barbara, Snakes, Wilderness, Wildlife | 7 Comments

Sespe Hot Springs From Piedra Blanca

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Jack Elliott

Fossilized oak leaf found along the Sespe Trail. Note the veins and serrated edges. A Late, Hot Start I didn’t start walking from Piedra Blanca Trailhead until a few ticks before ten in the morning, at least four hours later … Continue reading →

Posted in Ventura County | Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Fossils, Hiking, Hot Springs, Nature, Photos, Sespe Hotsprings, Sespe Wilderness, Snakes, Swimming Holes | Leave a comment

Pit Viper On Arroyo Burro Trail

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Jack Elliott

Chumash bedrock mortars in Barger Canyon below Arroyo Burro Trail. Arroyo Burro Trail purportedly follows an historic Chumash Indian route over the Santa Ynez Mountains linking the Santa Barbara coastal plain to the Santa Ynez Valley. In the foothills below … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County | Tagged Arroyo Burro Trail, Hiking, iPhoneography, Los Padres National Forest, Nature, Photos, Rattlesnake, Snakes, Survival, Wildlife, Writing | 6 Comments

Killer King Snake

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Out the other day walkin’ down the first stage of a little project we got goin’ on, David Stillman and I came across a California Kingsnake just after it had seized a Gartersnake. We crouched watching as it wrapped it … Continue reading →