Hard to pin down a species without a more detailed description. However - given the location, I'd guess at a King snake.
Two snakes that fit this descriptions are the...
Western Diamondback rattlesnakes and the King snakes.
According to the Wikipedia and other articles here is their range:The brown recluse spider is native to the United States from the southern Midwest south to the Gulf of Mexico .[2] The native range lies roughly south of a line from southeastern Nebraska through southern Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana to southwestern Ohio. In the southern states, it is native from central Texas to western Georgia. They are generally not found west of the Rocky Mountains.[3] A related species, the brown violin spider (Loxosceles rufescens), is found in Hawaii.[4] Despite many rumors to the contrary, the brown recluse spider has not established itself in California,[5] nor Canada[6]. There are other species of Loxosceles native to the southwestern part of the United States, including California, that may resemble the brown recluse, but these species have never been documented as medically significant.
In the southwestern US they are found in the desert region of eastern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and western Arizona. In Mexico it is found in western Sonora and eastern Baja California. The type locality is listed as the "borders of the Mohave river, and in the desert of the Mohave".
They are found in Antarctica which is in the Southern Hemisphere.
Hi! I found a spider similar to the one you're describing on a lavender plant in my Southern California garden. It appears to be a Western variation of the Peucetia Viridans or Green Lynx Spider, see here http://bugguide.net/node/view/30278.
yes, brown recluses are found in washington, however, they are not very common
Redwood forests are found only in California and parts of Southern Oregon.
Yes, they are found there.
The Mojave is the largest desert in southern California. A small sliver of the Great Basin Desert also intrudes into southern California.
No whoever said that is unintelligent
Brown pelicans live along the southern and western sea coasts of North America.
The Coachella Valley can be found in the state of California in the USA. It is located in Southern California and stretches 45 miles in Riverside County.
The Mojave, Sonoran (Colorado) and Great Basin are all found in southern California.
All species of kiwi are endemic to New Zealand, meaning they are not found in any other country. This includes the southern brown kiwi.
I know it is a bit general, but pumas are found in Southern California.
In Southern California, the best options for inexpensive swimming pool pumps can be found at a local chain. The name of this chain is Dave's Pool Supplies, and it can be found throughout the West.
Southern Brown Bandicoot is an animal in Australia. It is a type of marsupial found in southern Australia.
sub tropical like in southern Florida or southern California