Ratle snake?

Question
I found this snake near malibu, it seems to be young. it ratles its tail but it has no ratle and it has a black tounge ive looked everywere to see if i could find what type of snake i have and it seems to loo familiar to this

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.. my question is what type of snake is it ? how can i take care of it?
here are some pictures of i took of it...

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Answer
Sorry your question has not been answered sooner. I just joined the experts a few days ago, but I am an expert in Rattlesnakes for sure.

This is definitely not a rattlesnake, though this particular snake does a great rattlesnake imitation and looks in a few superficial ways like a rattlesnake to the lay person. This snake is commonly known in Ca. as a Gopher snake. In Texas we call them Bull snakes. The species is Pituophis catenifer and the subspecies is more than likely P.c. annectens, or P.c.pumilis if you found it in Malibu and it hitched a ride to the mainland on someone's boat from Santa Cruz.

Bull/Gopher snakes, like many non-venomous snakes in rattlesnake country, perform rattlesnake mimicry to fool potential predators and threats into believing it is a rattlesnake. Many will rattle their tail, which in the bushes or leaves can sound enough like a rattlesnake to maybe put off a predator long enough for them to escape. The Pituophis genus has a few extra rattlesnake tricks up it's sleeve though. It has a bisected flap of tissue over it's glottis, which flaps rapidly from side to side when it exhales forcibly, and it can exhale pretty forcibly. When it does so, this flap produces a rattle-like sound. In addition, they may also raise up and take on an "S" posture, and flatten their heads to look more like the shape of a rattlesnake's triangular and wider head. It's quite astounding. It is close enough to the sound and look of a real rattler that some of them have fooled me for a second when I first stumble upon them at night.     

It is important to note though, that in Ca. these snakes are protected. Though it has been some time since you asked, and I do not know whether this snake is still alive, I would urge you to not pick up any more. Catching and keeping animals from the wild is very much frowned upon by many in the herp community, especially in California where many of them are illegal to pick up and take home without permit.  

http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/snakes.html