Gopher Snake Images

Gopher Snake Images, Facts and Information:

Pituophis catenifer

• Gopher Snakes are large, powerful nonvenomous colubrid snakes endemic to North America. Gopher Snakes are reported to reach 9 feet in length, but 4 feet is more common.
• As of 2022, there is largely agreement on the recognition of six subspecies occurring in Canada, USA, and mainland Mexico.
• Gopher Snakes are yellowish or pale brown, with a series of large, dark brown or black blotches, and smaller, dark spots on the sides. Ventrally, Gopher Snakes are yellowish, either uniform or with brown markings.
• Gopher Snakes lay between 2 and 8 eggs in late June or early July. The female must first find a good egg-laying site for the eggs to develop, since she does not actually incubate the eggs.
• Gopher Snakes are constrictors that consume mostly mammals, although birds and eggs are also eaten.
• Gopher Snakes typically live 12 to 15 years, but the oldest captive recorded lived over 33 years.

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