Maybe some kind of corn snake? He’s in southern California, and the bike path was along the San Diego river.

  • N0t_5ure@lemmy.worldOP
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    3 days ago

    You’ve nailed it. Looks like a San Diego Gophersnake - Pituophis catenifer annectens. It was morning, and he was warming up on the asphault. He didn’t seem too worried about me, and gave me time to stop my bike, pull my phone out of my backpack, and snap the shot.