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California Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. californicus)Observer
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There was a male and female on the trail in the oak forest area of Eaton Canyon. This was the best picture I took, I also have a short video of the male walking around. They split up, with the female hiding behind some bushes on one side of the trail, while the male was walking around a large oak tree avoiding people that were trying to get closer to him on the other side of the trail.
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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observer
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My friend almost stepped on this small rattlesnake in the same dry creek bed (maybe 100 meters apart) as the Gopher snake that I almost stepped on. It was an eventful day.
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California Tree Frog (Pseudacris cadaverina)Observer
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Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)Observer
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Almost stepped on this guy while walking through a dry creek bed.
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Silver Garden Orbweaver (Argiope argentata)Observer
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Saw this pretty large and unique spider in some scalebroom in the alluvial scrub of Eaton Canyon.
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Coastal Pricklypear (Opuntia littoralis)Observer
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Saw a few different specimen of this cactus. I wanted to try some of the fruit, but read that it is inedible. The fruit has a beautiful deep purple color when you cut it open though, and the juice can be used as dye.
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California Cudweed (Pseudognaphalium californicum)Observer
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Had those little invasive bugs all over the flowers.
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Bagrada Bug (Bagrada hilaris)Observer
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Got this info searching for the name of the bug online. The bug in my picture is identical to the one in the picture provided with this info. "The African Painted Bug, Bagrada hilaris, was first observed in Southern California in 2008." It is an invasive species that apparently poses a threat to plants in the cabbage family.
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Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)Observer
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It was chilling some branches and i managed to get a shot of it before it hopped off. The tail is so long it literally looks like a snake, until you spot the little legs.
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Great Basin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis ssp. longipes)Observer
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Saw a few of these sunbathing on the rocks on the big dry riverbed area. They were up to 7 or 8 inches long, and were brown with two darker, almost black stripes going down the edges of their back. I was able to get a relatively close picture of one of them as it tried to hide from me.
