Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: colubrid

(4 more pictures in notes above) One day in October of 2012, Steve came into the house with a plastic box and asked in excitement, "Guess what I found in the shop?!" I had no idea, so it was a wonderful surprise to discover that he'd captured a baby Gopher snake! He knew I'd like to see it before he released it, and naturally, pictures were in order! After a few minutes of happy clicking, we brought the box outside, tipped it on its side in the meadow, and quick as a flash, our young friend slipped out of sight in the bushes!

A couple of weeks ago, Steve came into the game room where we have our computers and announced, "Look what I found in the shop!!" I looked into the plastic box and found a Pacific Gopher Snake hatchling looking up at me! Naturally, I exclaimed, "COOL!! Let's take pictures!!" After I took a series of images, we leaned the box on its side outside, and in a flash, he disappeared into the bushes and was gone! What fun!! :) Pacific Gopher Snakes are a fairly common snake which is found along the western coast of North America, from British Columbia to Baja, California. It can grow to be 7 feet long and is harmless to humans. In fact, it is one of the best pet snakes, due to its gentle nature and ease of care. If you would like to know more about Pacific Gopher Snakes, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Pacific Gopher Snake . For more information and lots of pictures, CaliforniaHerps.com has a great page here: Californiaherps: Pacific Gopher Snake By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)