The Gopher Snake

Pituophia melanoleucus

 

 

á      The gopher snake is commonly mistaken for the rattlesnake.

á      The gopher snake may fall prey to the red-tailed hawk or the coyote.

á     The gopher snake rattles its tail in the leaves to imitate a rattlesnakeÕs rattle.

Created March 2007, by Brendan

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