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Originally Posted by jitami
In Placer County. Probably easiest to google Rocklin, CA. My mom lives near a quarry between the "A"(marking Rocklin) and Interstate 80. If you switch to satellite view you can see the quarry and the community pool a little to the south. We always did our Easter Egg hunts there when the kids were younger and I found the little sharp-tailed under a small board one Easter... maybe 2003? The one I found was lighter colored than your Sharpie. I'm definitely fascinated by them!
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I do not know who you spoke to regarding their range, but Placer County is definitely part of it. These guys are found throughout the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada down to Central CA (but not in the Central Valley - too hot, no cover!) and north to NW west of Mt Lassen into western Shasta area. also frequent the inner coastal ranges from west central CA up through the Bay Area and north to SW Oregon, with small isolated populations in WA and British Columbia. A lot of people (not snake people) call them red racers. But a lot of folks call garters red racers too. They are a high maintenance pet.
My family and I used to live in Auburn. I used to be a restaurant manager at Susanne Restaurant (now called the Zinfandel Bar & Grill?) / Rocklin Park Hotel. My sister's family just moved up here permanently from Loomis. We moved up Humboldt County in 2001. The heat, the traffic, the pollen...Ick! Had to get away!
Steven