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Gopher Snake Track
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Natural History of Gopher Snakes | |
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| Gopher snake found crossing a dirt road. | ||
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| Gopher snake track crossing a dirt road. | ||
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| Close-up view of the track in the photo above. | ||
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| Trail of a gopher snake on dirt road. | ||
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Gopher snake track showing the bends that the snakes makes to propel itself forward |
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| Squiggly snake track | ||
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| Snake track with red arrow showing direction of travel | ||
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| The snake making tracks | ||
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| Gopher snake makign tracks | ||
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| The tail has just made the track to the right | ||
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| What the tracks of the snake above looked like | ||
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| A large gopher snake I encountered in a field. It was easily three feet long! | ||
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Personal Notes on Gopher Snakes | |
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The gopher snake in the
photo above was found in one of the buildings in camp.
I took it away from camp and relocated it. The next
day, I went into the same building and found the same
snake again! It had returned! They must have a great
sense of direction. Or they know their territory
extremely well. I had photos form both days and
compared them in detail and there was no doubt that it
was the same snake. A reptilian homing instinct? Do
reptiles have that capability? They must to some
degree. It was quite a feat for this gopher snake to
find its way home after being moved. Did it follow
tracks? Maybe gopher snakes are trackers too! Fun to
think about anyway....
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| Gopher snakes can hiss and flatten out their heads so they look more like rattlers | ||
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| This gopher snake is trying to look like a rattler | ||
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| Gopher snake making tracks | ||
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| View of the face of a gopher snake | ||
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| Gopher snakes have pretty eyes | ||
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| The tongue is used by the snake to sense its surrounding environment | ||
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| A stretched out gopher snake with a ruler next to it for size | ||
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| Gopher snake crossing dirt road | ||
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| Gopher snake in a defensive posture | ||
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| Side view of this beautiful snake | ||
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| Gopher snake face | ||
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| Gopher snake curling up in a defensive move | ||
