Snake ID requested

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dima
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Post by dima »

Saw two or these in the Santa Anas. No rattle. maybe 1"-1.5" diameter

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atomicoyote
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Looks like a gopher snake, one of the more common snakes in SoCal. Not poisonous. You got a nice picture since they move pretty fast so its tough to get a good picture of one.
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atomicoyote wrote: Looks like a gopher snake, one of the more common snakes in SoCal. Not poisonous. You got a nice picture since they move pretty fast so its tough to get a good picture of one.
Yes. Gopher snake...

Thanks for not killing it!
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Gopher. Looks like a baby one.
There's also one that looks just like it called a bull snake that grows much larger.
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Post by Mike P »

Small point: Bullsnakes are a midwestern subspecies of the Gopher snake...
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