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Snakes

Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Genus: Pituophis (pine, gopher, bull snakes)
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Gopher snake

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Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Caliente Mountain, San Luis Obispo County
May 9, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II

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Gopher snake

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Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
May 21, 2023
Canon R5

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Young gopher snake

Pacific gopher snake
Pituophis catenifer catenifer

Etymology: Pituophis - Greek: Pitys - pine, ophios - serpent
Catenifer - chain bearing

Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Año Nuevo
2011

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The Stanford Dish

On the road again.

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Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Stanford Dish

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I just can't wait to get on the road again.

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Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Stanford Dish

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I got forked at the dish

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Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Stanford Dish

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Touching the snake

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Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Lake Lagunita
Stanford Bioblitz 2015
April 18, 2015

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Gopher snake
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Canon 7Dmark2

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Up close personal

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Gopher snake
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Canon 7Dmark2

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Gopher snake
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Canon rebel T5i

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byxbee park

Gopher snake
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Olympus Tough TG5

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Pacific gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Canon rebel T5i

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Side

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Gopher snake
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Canon rebel T5i

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Belly

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Pacific gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer)
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Canon rebel T5i

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Bob and snake

byxbee park

Gopher snake
Byxbee Park
November 25, 2017
Walk with Mattias Lanas and Tonya Fingerhut
Olympus Tough TG5

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Last modified: May 22, 2023
Created: December 1, 2017 (from snakes)
Contact: siegelr@stanford.edu
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