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Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

Photo by KarenP
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Field Notes

Description:

This gopher snake gave me quite a startle on a trail. I gave the snake enough room and used my zoom lens to take the photos. I was a nice sunny day and the snake was sunning itself and keeping an eye on me.

In the third photo is a "trail eye's view". This snake was over 4 feet in length.

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Gopher Snake, Pituophis catenifer

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Comments (2)
KarenP
Thanks! I was relieved to see that it was not a rattle snake. And happy that I could photograph this snake from a distance with enough room for it and for me.

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Southern California Wildlife
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Herps (Reptiles & Amphibians) of Southern California
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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation

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PublishedApril 13, 2013

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