A buddy of mine claims he has a gopher thats just over 7ft. ive never seen or heard of them getting that big. ive asked to see it and he claims he's gonne show me. i was jus woundering if this is true and if anyone has seen one this size or larger. When or if i get to see this snake i will take pics and post them.
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I was woundering if anyone knows the record length for a gopher?
blankminded
Jul 13, 2005 05:00 PM
Replies (4)
birddog5151
Jul 13, 2005 05:16 PM
The largest wild caught in Kansas is a female collected in "Harper County with a total length of 2260 mm(88 3/4 inches)and a weight of about 3630 grams (8 pounds)collected...21 May 1981. Maximum length for this snake is 100 inches."
He calls them gopher snakes. In Kansas that would be P.c. sayi.
100 inches and 8 lbs plus, WOW. I don't know what has been produced in captivity. The 277 bulls and norther pines get big.
My dad talks about finding and showing me an 8 feet plus bull snake on my grandad's farm in Oklahoma about 1955.
Mike B
jscc1657
Jul 13, 2005 05:53 PM
This is a picture I got off one of the sites.Its not 8ft,but I think I remember it saying that it was 7ft.Nice looking red bull, and no I dont know who owns it, but someone else around here might.john
Jeremy Pierce
Jul 13, 2005 07:36 PM
however I believe Ron has sold off all of his pits to make room for other projects. It is a nice animal for sure! Take care all!
Jeremy
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PreacherPat
Jul 13, 2005 08:30 PM
Jeremy's right. It was Ron's when the picture was taken. I believe Ron got the snake from Scott Crumbly and it and its mate are the source of the Crumbly line of Red Bulls. I bought a pair from Ron last year and they are awesome guys. I may be wrong, but I think Ron got a clutch this year before selling the parents. You might check with him at the crawl space. Good luck!
Pat G-C
