Inspired by Jeff SurfinHerp's post, here are some notable finds from my beginning of the year----> or rather, with how dry it has already gotten, possibly notable finds for the year! I've already contemplated giving herping a rest for some much needed fishing sessions with lots of beer. We really need rain....
January 2015
Northern Rubber Boa- Marin County, CA



CA Red-sided Garter Snake- Marin County, CA


Northern Pacific Rattlesnake- San Mateo County, CA


CA Night Snake- San Mateo County, CA

Arboreal Salamander- San Mateo County, CA

Pacific Ring-necked Snake- San Mateo County, CA

Santa Cruz Garter Snake- Santa Clara County, CA

Western Yellow-bellied Racer- Santa Cruz County, CA

Hopkin's Rose Nudibranch- San Mateo County, CA

Berthella Sea Slug- San Mateo County, CA

February 2015
Coast Garter Snake- San Mateo County, CA

Red-bellied Newt- Santa Clara County, CA

Santa Cruz Black Salamander- Santa Cruz County, CA

Took a trip up north into the Shasta area. I am kicking myself for not bringing my DSLR....

Shasta lineage Speckled Black Salamander- Shasta County, CA

Sharp-tailed Snake- Alameda County, CA

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake- Santa Cruz County, CA

Gumboot Chiton- San Mateo County, CA

Pacific Gopher Snake- San Mateo County, CA

CA Tarantula from the Santa Cruz Mountains- Santa Cruz County, CA

NorPac Rattlesnake- San Mateo County, CA

And...the best find from February, on the 28th....
Coast Mountain Kingsnake- San Mateo County, CA



March 2015
CA Giant Salamander- San Mateo County, CA

San Francisco Garter Snake- San Mateo County, CA
Looks like hawk predation?

San Francisco Garter Snake- San Mateo County, CA


Northern Rubber Boa- San Mateo County, CA
I found this boa under a log in a place I've never found one before!

Yet ANOTHER boa from ANOTHER new spot!

A break from the West Bay. Enter the East Bay-
CA Night Snake- Contra Costa County, CA

Western Yellow-bellied Racer (injured, found under rock- predation?)- Contra Costa County, CA

A buddy of mine spotted one of my favorite Bay Area snakes basking by a rock outcrop-
Alameda Striped Racer- Contra Costa County, CA


Northern Pacific Rattlesnake- Contra Costa County, CA

Diable Garter Snake- Contra Costa County, CA


CA Red-legged Frog- Contra Costa County, CA

And a crote to welcome me back to the West Bay-
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake- San Mateo County, CA

That is it for now! Hopefully things get wet again so that the herping window opens up again! Going to be a lot of things going on for me these next coming months, including my leaving of my job to go on a full USA tour with my band. Change is good, I hope.
Scalped- "Burden"