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 #1255914


Joshg
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 Can you ID this snake I caught?

Hi... brand new here. We caught this little guy (aprox 2 ft. long) in our driveway a few days ago. We live in the bay area (near San Jose), California.

Guessing it’s a Pacific Gopher. Can anyone tell for sure?

Thanks!

--josh







04/22/07  07:39pm

 #1256171


Jessie_spawn
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   Message To: Joshg   In reference to Message Id: 1255914


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

bull snake
04/22/07  11:13pm

 #1256269


Pituophis07
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   Message To: Joshg   In reference to Message Id: 1255914


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

yeah its a pacific gopher.
04/23/07  12:53am

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Joshg
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   Message To: Jessie_spawn   In reference to Message Id: 1256171


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

hmmm... we have one vote for a Bull Snake, one for a Pacific Gopher. anyone else?
04/23/07  01:30am

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Charlesdexterward
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   Message To: Joshg   In reference to Message Id: 1256304


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

looking at pics online it looks more like a bull snake, looks like the ones i have seen
04/23/07  06:58pm

 #1257156


Wisema2297
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   Message To: Charlesdexterward   In reference to Message Id: 1257069


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

Come on people!!! He caught this snake in Californina. That is a gopher snake. I am not too good with distinguishing the ssp. of gopher but the only gopher from that area where you caught him is the Pacific Gopher.
04/23/07  08:14pm

 #1257979


Pituophis07
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   Message To: Wisema2297   In reference to Message Id: 1257156


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

it is not a bullsnake.
it is a pacific gopher. the only other pituophis that ranges even close to san jose is the great basin gopher. it is 100% a pacific gopher. Pituophis c. catenifer.
04/24/07  01:19pm

 #1262491


Joshg
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   Message To: Pituophis07   In reference to Message Id: 1257979


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

Thanks all... I’ll go with Pacific Gopher for now. We’ll try to keep him as a pet for a while and see how he does... he’s eating well, digging and rearranging his substrate in interesting ways, and seems to me (as a novice) pretty healthy and happy. I appreciate these forums, I’m learning a lot!

--josh
04/28/07  12:45pm

 #1269506


Losh_m
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   Message To: Joshg   In reference to Message Id: 1262491


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

I own two pacifics that is a pacific absolutely sure 100%
05/04/07  03:48am

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Herpee
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   Message To: Losh_m   In reference to Message Id: 1269506


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

Thats a nice looking snake, being in the UK we only have 3 native snakes, and none of them we are leggaly allowed to capture and take home as pets.
Saying that there are some escaped Aesculapian snakes (rat snake) that escaped from a zoo in north wales, they havnt spread to far but i dont know what the law says about taking one as a pet if you find it! however even if it were ok, i wouldnt bother as they grow quite large and i want a small snake as a pet
06/21/07  07:38pm

 #1328162


Herpee
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   Message To: Losh_m   In reference to Message Id: 1269506


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

Thats a nice looking snake, being in the UK we only have 3 native snakes, and none of them we are leggaly allowed to capture and take home as pets.
Saying that there are some escaped Aesculapian snakes (rat snake) that escaped from a zoo in north wales, they havnt spread to far but i dont know what the law says about taking one as a pet if you find it! however even if it were ok, i wouldnt bother as they grow quite large and i want a small snake as a pet
06/21/07  07:39pm

 #1334240


Funky munky
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   Message To: Herpee   In reference to Message Id: 1328162


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

yeah, awesome catch, congarats!

hes a looker aint he? are you going to keep it?

the enclosure looks nice.

i have a great basin gopher myself (pituophis deserticola)

his name is bruce ill try to post some pics when i fix my pc

what kind of substrate is that if you dont mind me asking?
06/26/07  12:41am

 #1340315


Newbreed
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   Message To: Funky munky   In reference to Message Id: 1334240


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

i have that kind of snake and its a bull snake
06/30/07  03:24am

 #1355402


LeVi7
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   Message To: Newbreed   In reference to Message Id: 1340315


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

ur all full of crap it a BULL SNAKE
07/12/07  04:58am

 #1355411


LeVi7
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   Message To: LeVi7   In reference to Message Id: 1355402


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

seelook at my bull snake she wuz 4 feet long but i released her







07/12/07  05:53am

 #1355416


LeVi7
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   Message To: LeVi7   In reference to Message Id: 1355411


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

crap they dident show let me try this again







07/12/07  06:15am

 #1359150


Knox
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   Message To: LeVi7   In reference to Message Id: 1355416


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

Bull snakes do not live in Western California. Gopher snakes do, specifically Pacific Gophers in the San Jose’ area. Truth be known, there isn’t much difference between Bulls and Gophers - mostly just the names. Bulls are found in the central U.S., reaching as far west as Arizona and Nevada, but I have never heard of a Bull Snake being found in Western California.

I am going with Pacific Gopher as well - even though the thread is old.
07/15/07  12:33am

 #1717981


Joshg
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   Message To: Knox   In reference to Message Id: 1359150


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

Thanks to you all... our snake continues to do well, now nearly a year later...

Today we found another of the same species (we’re calling it a Pacific Gopher, despite the controversy above). Trying to decide if we keep the new one too.
04/27/08  02:39pm

 #1719096


Pit.Krazy
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   Message To: Pituophis07   In reference to Message Id: 1257979


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

AGREE!!!!!! I’ve been waiting for someone on the pit. site who actually knows about pits. Thank You



04/28/08  04:09pm

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Wisema2297
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   Message To: Pit.Krazy   In reference to Message Id: 1719096


 Can you ID this snake I caught?

Check out kingsnake dot com’s pit forum.............they are the best!!
05/01/08  05:44pm


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