 With regards to animal life there are coyotes, foxes, raccoons, skunks, opossums, deer, California ground squirrels often thought to be gophers in addition to voles present.Reptilian life includes gopher snakes, king snakes, western racers, garter snakes, rubber boas, ringneck snakes.In the skies red-tailed hawks, American kestrels, sharp shinned hawks, cooper's hawks, crows, and turkey vultures fly and also great horned owls and many songbirds.