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The San Diego Gopher Snake: a Photo Study
A Fast-Moving Reptile..
The San Diego Gopher Snake is a non-poisonous denizen ranging from Santa Barbara County, California, down into the Baja area of Mexico. It resembles the Great Basin Gopher Snake, but its pattern is subtly different if you look more closely. It can grow up to 4 or even 5 feet in length at full maturity. Our snake was found relaxing in the sun by Lake Silverwood, California, about ten miles below Crestline. Since it was camera-shy, I have substituted these stock images for you to enjoy. Later on, in the same general area, we encountered it again and got some very nice photos of it (May 2010).
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Your comment made my day brighter--thank you!! We found one that is a mixture of the San Diego and the Great Basin Gopher snake. A scientist confirmed it is a hybrid. When my life settles down, I plan to post a Hub on it.
I really like the coloration of the first one. Very cool looking.
I hate snakes! Thanks for the information. Pictures and content are useful. http://www.trapgopher.com/
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Thank you Jon--would love to see your photos..
Nice. :) I have a san diego gopher snake, she just reached 7 feet. Supposively the sonoran gopher snakes can reach 8 feet.
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The area we used to find these snakes has been recently cut off from us..oh well!Thank you for your nice comments!
lovin the pics by the way, especially the first one :)
i have a bullsnake my self they are amazing snakes to have but u do have to handle them loads otherwise they can easily get really aggressive
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I tried to find a nature niche that would not crowd out other hubs--I adore horses--had {3} and have always loved mammals and birds. Thanks for reading!
For not being snake-obsessed you have a lot of snake hubs. Somehow I didn't realize there were so many types. Interesting topic and great, creepy photos!
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Bless you for reading!I am not snake-obsessed, but there is a niche here for me, I believe.
Interesting hub, snakes are not all that common here, but we do have the odd rattler.
Blessings
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