East Bay, (San Francisco Bay) - Pictures
Images from East Bay region of San Francisco Bay.
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Western Terrestrial Garter Snake -
Garter Snake on a sidewalk near Coyote Hills in Fremont, CA
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Apparently the garter snakes in the bay area are some of the
most toxin-resistant in North America. They have become more
and more toxin-resistant as the newts in this area have become
increasingly toxic to avert garter snakes who is their only
predator. Do not ever mess with a garter snake if it is lying
idle. It is probably immobilized due to high levels of TTX toxin
after swallowing a poisonous newt.
This one is called Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (WTGS) and is
different from the Western Aquatic Garter Snake (WAGS). It looks very
much like the Alameda Whipsnake (AW).
Both WAGS and WTGS are colored ranging from black to
brown. Both have dorsal stripes. WAGS' dorsal stripe is
brownish whereas WTGS' is yellowish.
WTGS has a thin yellowish stripe on each side of the
body. WAGS does not have sidestripes.
AW does not have any dorsal stripe. It has an orange sidestripe
on each side of the body.
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Coyote Hills Marsh -
Marsh at Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont, California
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Fall Leaves -
Fall colors - Leaves on the road
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Mission Peak, Fremont -
Looking south from Mission peak.
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McClure Spring on Mission Peak, Fremont -
Spring along a trail to Mission Peak
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This is located on the Grove trail. Start at the trailhead
on Stanford Avenue. Once you reach the Grove trail junction
(there is a ranch here), bear right. This trail is quite
shaded and goes along a creek that starts at McClure spring.
The trail soon joins the peak trail and you reach the Mission
Peak from the Southeast.
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Poppy flowers on Mission Peak -
California desert poppy flowers bloom all over the upper part of the
Mission Peak hills in late March / early April.
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Flag Hill, Sunol Regional Wilderness, Fremont -
A view of Flag Hill at Sunol Regional Wilderness
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One of the most beautiful parks in the east bay area. Flag hill
trail is quite steep. This picture was taken from Canyon View
trail that leads from Visitor center to Little Yosemite area.
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Sunol Regional Wilderness, Fremont -
Sunol Regional Wilderness, East Bay area
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One of the most beautiful parks in the east bay area. Picture taken
from Canyon View Trail. Winter and spring are the best times to
visit this park.
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