Scientific Name: Lampropeltis getula

Temporal Activity: Mainly crepuscular and diurnal; becomes nocturnal in the warm summer months; does hibernate. Juveniles are more crepuscular and nocturnal than adults.

Diet: Eats snakes, lizards, small turtles, reptile eggs, frogs, birds, and small mammals.

Predators:

Breeding: Lays 2- 24 eggs May-August.

Vegetation Association: Can be found in pinon juniper. Uses rock outcrops or rodent burrows to escape heat.

Notes: Are known to eat rattlesnakes.