we can't find any sonoran gophers, but we did find some bulls. Is there enough difference between the two that someone wouldn't like one if they liked the other?
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gf wants a sonoran gopher snake, would she be happy with a bull?
scapelli
Jan 15, 2004 12:56 AM
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KJUN
Jan 15, 2004 06:00 AM
>>we can't find any sonoran gophers, but we did find some bulls. Is there enough difference between the two that someone wouldn't like one if they liked the other?
Yes and no. Western Sonorans are very different from eastern ones, but eastern ones are almost identical to bullsnakes. That's because they intergrade over such a large area. Morphs are really different (axanthic sonoron versus axanthic bullsnake for example).
In general, bulls have a "busier" pattern than Sonorans, get larger, get thicker, etc. I like bulls more than Sonorans, so obviously there are some differences. To a beginner herper, though, both are pretty similiar. If you would have asked if either one was "better" than the other, I would say no. They are BOTH great pets.
KJ
