Two days post shed and putting on some size in 2010. He is about 1.5 years old now and between three and four feet long.
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Updated GB Pics
Pit_fan
Mar 12, 2010 01:28 PM
Replies (7)
tspuckler
Mar 12, 2010 03:14 PM
That's one clean-looking GBG!
Here's one that I found in the Vegas area a few years ago:
Third Eye
Pit_fan
Mar 13, 2010 04:20 PM
The GB is an attractive gopher, no doubt. My personal favorites are the ones from the southern end of their range. I've noticed smaller blotch sizes (more pronounced base color) among some of the NV and UT GBs. Could be a local adaptation to certain habitats. Nice looking snake!
tspuckler
Mar 15, 2010 07:45 AM
That's an interesting observation. Here's one that I found in Zion National Park (UT) and it has less background color than th Las Vegas example. Maybe the desert forms have evolved to blend in with the sandy substrate they live on.
Tim
monklet
Mar 12, 2010 06:02 PM
Quintessientially perfecto GB!
Pit_fan
Mar 13, 2010 04:22 PM
Thanks Brad! I need to find a similar female to pair him with...
reako45
Mar 13, 2010 02:43 PM
Beautiful GB? Is that the one that "got lost" and ended up down near Camp Pendleton?
reako45
Pit_fan
Mar 13, 2010 04:04 PM
Yes, he's my one (and only) GB. Would love to find a similar female to pair with. Interesting find yes and I remember being a little disappointed at first when I found out that the CP gopher was a Great Basin and not an SDG (expected). Well over that though with this snake and have since picked up two SDGs from another source.
