Maybe some kind of corn snake? He's in southern California, and the bike path was along the San Diego river.
It's a snake
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Are you sure?
Ooohhhh it’s a snaaaake
Snaaaaakkkkeeee
I think that he's probably right, but there are legless lizards out there.
Shouldn't drink so much then!
Could be a worm
Honestly I think it might just be a garter snake with non average markings
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Snek
Nope rope. More specifically, a danger noodle
All the guesses are either Gopher Snake or Garter Snake, so probably not a danger noodle. Just a nope rope.
All snakes are danger noodles, except for cat snakes (which is a different kind of nope rope)
My understanding was that all snakes are nope ropes, but only venomous ones are danger noodles. Is it the other way around?
You're correct. Nope, don't mess with nonvenomous snakes, for their sake.*
And really don't mess with venomous snakes, for your sake.
*Except if you're in the Everglades and you're absolutely sure it's an invasive Burmese python and not one of the native species the pythons have been eating to extinction. Then you should kill it quickly. But don't eat it, they contain a lot of mercury.
Idk, lemme ask the I Can Haz Cheeseburger cat
If you interacted with a smooth green snake - aka "grass snake" - (they're tiny) and checked out their color in the sun (it's gorgeous) - they'd maybe be less nope ropes and more dinky slinky..
But yes, the "danger noodles" are the venemous ones..
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Looks like a gopher snake
Weird description, rattle snakes aren’t aggressive either. Every one I’ve met has attempted to leave after announcing itself
I had one aggressively pursue a group of us (had a dog with us but I doubt that makes a difference). This was on the top of a mountain.
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He's a snek
Gopher snake I think?
No step on snek
No bike on snek either.
I hope OP is asking to find out if it's non-venomous and safe to grab to remove from the path next time.
OP is a snek bro..
Don't trend on me
I think it might be a Gopher Snake based off of the coloring and the pattern of the spots along its body.
Since he's a gopher snek, he's probably someone's PA, off to fetch a half-caf oat milk latte. And he's harmless. Also, he's native to California. Leave him be.
https://www.calacademy.org/blogs/naturalist-notebook/ask-a-naturalist-rattlesnake-roundup
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Snake
Google lens says gopher snake. Google lens and iNaturalist are great ways to help ID all kinds of animals, plants, and fungi.
Edit for clarification. Don't trust any of these image recognition algorithms. They get many things wrong, but they can help narrow down what a thing is.
I don't think I'd trust image recognition enough for anything potentially dangerous (deciding if the snake is venomous, deciding if a mushroom is edible, etc.), but good suggestion for satisfying general curiosity!
Yes, I don't trust any of them, but they can give you a general idea and you can narrow down yourself afterwards.
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EKANS
Moves silently and stealthily. Eats the eggs of birds, such as PIDGEY and SPEAROW, whole.
Snek
Username checks out
Ah that's my workmate
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