gopher snake
Harmless constrictor species
A gopher snake is a large, nonvenomous North American snake that preys on rodents, including gophers.
When threatened, it mimics a rattlesnake by hissing, flattening its head, and vibrating its tail—effective enough to startle predators and humans alike, though it lacks venom or rattles.
Also called bullsnake in some regions.
- bullsnakeRattler-mimicking constrictor
- constrictorSnake killing by compression
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- rodentGnawing mammal order
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
coiled · hissing · forked tongue · nonvenomous · slither · prairie · desert · mimic · playing dead · camouflage · striped · yellowish · squirrel · vole · predator · docile · basking · shedding
- reptileslizard, turtle, crocodile, alligator, python
- North American wildlifebald eagle, grizzly bear, moose, gray wolf, pronghorn
- snakescobra, anaconda, boa, viper, python
- Southwest WildlifeGila monster, roadrunner, javelina, coyote, sidewinder
- rat predatorscat, barn cat, house cat, owl, barn owl
- California natureCalifornia condor, California poppy, California sea lion, coast redwood, redwood
venomousness
gopher snakerattlesnake
Viper with segmented tail noisemaker
venomous snake · pit viper · copperhead · cottonmouth · coral snake
gopher, snake, gophers, snakes, snaked, snaking, snaky, snakelike