San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer annectens) - HM 115834
Observer:
Schenkel, Stacy
Observed:
2014-05-28 10:40:00
Last Modified:
2016-02-23 14:48:24
Country:
United States of America
State:
California
County:
Orange
Age:
Adult
Deceased:
Notes:
Snake was found by landscaping workers on a huge property in Coto de Caza. I was driving by and saw them taking cell phone pics of something on the ground and knew it must be a snake. They thought it looked like "a baby rattlesnake." I picked the gopher snake up and taught the very curious workers about snakes for a few minutes. By the end of the conversation, and with the help of a very cooperative gopher snake, I had them convinced to keep gopher snakes around and one of the workers held the snake, took a "selfie" with it, and relocated it to an area higher up on the property where it would be less likely to get into the road :)

Mission accomplished.
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