The Californian Red Sided has a dark ground color with red blotches, his head is an olive color. his underbody has bluish color, and it has a yellowish or bluish stripe down its side, red tounge with a black tip, The average size for this snake is approximatly 35", the males being smaller. They mate in the spring and give birth to live young in the August, September and October months.

This snake is happy on land or in the water, His food consists of fish, birds, and their eggs, small mammals, reptiles, earthworms, slugs, and leeches. The Californian Red Sided snake likes marshes,marshland, and river banks, and is found in north America, and down the coast of california.