Quote Originally Posted by snakechick View Post
I live in Ventura county also . I have never purposely gone looking for snakes in our area, but I love to hike so I have seen some. I've seen rattlesnakes while hiking through the Conejo valley trails off the 101. As for garters, I worked for a winery in Santa Ynez (way out in happy canyon) where I would see Thamnophis hammondii all the time. There is a lake on the property which probably supports their population. They were always coming down to the winery for a wine tasting .
Sounds awesome!