Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin 1803)

Description: Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) - gopher snake (captive, Valley of Fire State Park visitor center, Nevada, USA) From exhibit signage: The gopher snake is found throughout North America, up to 8,000 feet elevation. This makes it one of the most widespread snake species. They are capable of producing a loud prolonged hiss when alarmed. They also mimic the rattlesnake, by flattening their head, inflating their body, and vibrating their tail. The gopher snake's diet consists of rodents, bird eggs, and bats. Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituophis_melanoleucus. Date: 6 July 2010, 11:39. Source: Pituophis melanoleucus (gopher snake) 1. Author: James St. John.

Description: Deutsch: Ein Portrait der zeichnungslosen Variante der Florida Kiefernnatter. English: A portrait fo the patternless morph of the Florida pine snake. Date: 24 October 2001. Source: Own work. Author: 5snake5.

Description: Deutsch: Ein Portrait der zeichnungslosen Variante der Florida Kiefernnatter. English: A portrait fo the patternless morph of the Florida pine snake. Date: 24 October 2001, 17:39:18. Source: Own work. Author: 5snake5.

Description: Deutsch: Die zeichnungslose Variante der Florida Kiefernnatter bei der Paarung. Das männliche Tier fixiert den Kopf des weiblichen durch Biss. English: The mating of the patternless morph of the Florida pine snake. The male fixes the female by biting its head. Date: 20 May 2003, 20:48:10. Source: Own work. Author: 5snake5.

Description: Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin, 1803) - gopher snake (captive, Valley of Fire State Park visitor center, Nevada, USA) From exhibit signage: The gopher snake is found throughout North America, up to 8,000 feet elevation. This makes it one of the most widespread snake species. They are capable of producing a loud prolonged hiss when alarmed. They also mimic the rattlesnake, by flattening their head, inflating their body, and vibrating their tail. The gopher snake's diet consists of rodents, bird eggs, and bats. Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituophis_melanoleucus. Date: 6 July 2010, 11:39. Source: Pituophis melanoleucus (gopher snake) 2. Author: James St. John.

North American herpetology :.Philadelphia :J. Dobson,1836-1840..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3682774