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Simi valley, ca

there will be a pitcher on diary under fisssh

6/27/2005 12:19:01 AM

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Glen,

Looks like a snake because it is a snake.

Steve

6/27/2005 5:06:33 AM

Follansbee, Wv

Yep, that's a snake alright. From the looks of it, I would say it belongs to the "racer" family. I don't know what types of snakes you have in California, but that looks similar to what we call a blue racer around here. It's a pretty harmless snake, unless you're a small rodent or bird. Good mouse catchers.

6/27/2005 7:39:02 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

it looks like a legless lizard.
Glenn

http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fieldguide/anpu.htm

6/27/2005 8:05:10 AM

Long Island,New York

My bet is a leggless lizard. Very cool critter. Not a snake.

6/27/2005 8:54:22 AM

Simi valley, ca

ps they are found under ground only ,when i dig weird -but very cool looking in person !!

6/27/2005 12:50:06 PM

I have a wildlife book here and it looks like a blind snake. There's a few different kinds, and the book says they like to burrow underground. But it looks like that legless lizard too.

6/27/2005 1:33:16 PM

Garden

I use to collect those as a kid and always called them legless lizards. California legless more specifically.

6/27/2005 8:39:37 PM

Garden

Oops, Borer beat me to it. Disregard above post.

6/27/2005 8:40:52 PM