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On of my co-workers found this snake in the freight room and had no idea what kind of snake it is. I think its either a bull snake or a Rattlesnake, but I'm scared to touch it incase its poisoness.... I dont know what to do! I have attatched some pictures..
as for location I live in Southern Oregon, Medford to be exact, its really dry and hot here in the summer... i dont know what else would help. I hope i get a reply soon, because I dont know how to care for this creature until I know what it is exactly. thanks for anyones help

PICTURES ARE ON this link (there are 2 of them)---

http://community.webshots.com/photo/56639967/181885322ehZJJz

http://community.webshots.com/photo/56639967/181885410OguKkX

That's a bullsnake. Or at least some type of Pituophis depending on where it's from. Don't worry, it's not venomous.

Looks like a bull or ghopher snake, def. not a rattler.

Thanks so much, does anyone know how I would care for this snake? From what I've researched I beleive they get quite large, this one is really thin, about as wide as my pinky finger and only a bit over a foot long. I got him sitting in a 10 gallon glass fishtank at the moment...
Does anyone know a good website with feeding information and habitat stuff?

For more info,go back to the Main Forum page and click the Pine/Bull/Gopher Forum link.Ask away there.....
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Where are you located? Before you decide to make it your pet, you may want to be sure that keeping it is legal.

Whitey

It is a pacific gopher and if you are going to keep it I would try to mimic it's natural habitat as close as possible. Dessert grassy plains with sage brush and manzanita wood as well as rocky areas and a large enough bowl of water that it can fit in. Look for a gopher snake care sheet on the caresheet page or type it in a search engine somewhere. they are easy to keep and care for. Hope this helps.

It's a gopher snake, not sure what kind, def. non-venomous, but you should let it go and just keep the pics. Pics last forever. Plus it is illegal to keep native herps.

-Brandon

Today I took Gus back to the area that I found him, as awesome as he was, I learned that he should not be kept as a pet because of his prior wild-animalness and because he could have various external and internal parasites. (and that it is illegal to take snakes from the wild and adopt them as pets... shh dont tell.)
I will miss Gus very much...
But, I now have an empty cage and some frozen mice babies in my freezer! And I cannot let the death of the baby mices be for no cause, so as soon as I get paid I'm off to the pet store to get a pet snake!!
I have no idea what kind but you will all know when I get back.
Thanks everyone for the very needed advise,
~*FireFly*~