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  2. Pituophis - Wikipedia

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    In all snakes of the genus Pituophis, the epiglottis is peculiarly modified so that it is thin, erect and flexible. When a stream of air is forced from the trachea, the epiglottis vibrates, thereby producing the peculiarly loud, hoarse hissing for which bullsnakes, gopher snakes, and pine snakes are well known.

  3. Bullsnake - Wikipedia

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    They are known as bull snakes or bullsnakes because of the deep hissing/rumbling sound they make when nervous, which can be reminiscent of a bellowing bull, as well as their overall defensive display of rearing up like a rattlesnake and rattling their tail in leaves, all of which is a bluff; the snake is not venomous, and rarely bites.

  4. Pituophis catenifer deserticola - Wikipedia

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    The Great Basin gopher snake is a great climber, swimmer, and burrower. It is one of the most commonly found snakes when people are hiking or driving on the road. They are easily seen in spring when the male snakes are out and about trying to find a mate. The hatchlings are easily found in late August and September when they emerge from their eggs.

  5. Pituophis catenifer - Wikipedia

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    Common names: Pacific gopher snake, coast gopher snake, western gopher snake [5] ().. Pituophis catenifer is a species of non-venomous colubrid snake endemic to North America.Nine subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies, P. c. catenifer, described here. [6]

  6. Pituophis catenifer affinis - Wikipedia

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    Pituophis catenifer affinis, commonly known as the Sonoran gopher snake, is a nonvenomous subspecies of colubrid snake that is endemic to the southwestern United States. It is one of six recognized subspecies of the gopher snake , Pituophis catenifer .

  7. Pacific gopher snake - Wikipedia

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    However, the San Diego gopher snake (P. c. annectens) has 3 to 4rows of smaller spots on its side. The Pacific gopher snake's saddle spots do not have the barren characteristic as those of the San Diego gopher snakes do. Also, the spots in the second row of spots are much larger on P. c. catenifer as compared to P. c. annectens. Finally, the ...

  8. Gopher (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Gopher snake – common name of several species of genus Pituophis endemic to west or southwest of North America; Gopher tortoise (genus Gopherus), distributed in North America; Gopher wood, of unclear meaning, mentioned in the Bible as the building material for Noah's ark; Gopher Plant or Paper Spurge (Euphorbia lathyris)

  9. Gopher - Wikipedia

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    A gopher puppet is featured prominently in the film Caddyshack and the sequel. [17] The mascot of the Go programming language is the Go Gopher. [18] Gordon the Gopher is an English puppet gopher that appeared on Children's BBC between 1985 and 1987. [19] [20] Mac and Tosh from the Looney Tunes franchise, are a couple of extremely well mannered ...