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Pituophis catenifer
The Gopher Snake occurs in a wide variety of habitats, from deserts and grasslands to woodlands and open forests. It frequents agricultural regions, especially where there is brushy cover such as fence rows. Diet varies according to size, with young eating insects, lizards, rodents, and birds and their eggs. Adults can take larger prey, occasionally as large as rabbits. *http://www.dfw.state.or.us/species/reptiles/index.asp
This wild snake I stepped on before I new he was there! One of our non venomous snakes.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2012
Submitted on Sep 9, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you venusflytrap2000 !
Do not see to many adults out and about like this one .....
great photo!
Thank you TKBOTTING for commenting. They are neat ones to run across and one does not have to worry about their bite being poison. This one had eaten not long before the series of photographs and was a adult.
They are amazing snakes! One of my favs for sure -- thanks for sharing!