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Sunherp
at Fri Mar 18 09:28:29 2011 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Sunherp ]
That article is incorrect.
The species Pituophis catenifer is commonly known as the Gopher Snake. As it has such a broad range, from Canada to Mexico and California to Texas and Indiana, it is generally broken down into a number of subspecies to better describe its geographic variability. Among these subspecies is Pituophis catenifer sayi, commonly referred to as the Bull Snake. Another subspecies, Pituophis catenifer catenifer, is often called the Pacific Gopher Snake.
In short, the Bull Snake is a subspecies of the Gopher Snake species, as is the Pacific Gopher Snake. The Bull Snake is NOT a subspecies of the Pacific Gopher Snake.
-Cole
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Sort of, but not really. - Sunherp, Fri Mar 18 09:28:29 2011