I'm a bit further north and west, in the Oregon High Desert.

True, the Great Basin Gopher "Go-Go" is a very finicky eater (s/he usually only eats in the spring and early summer), but I have managed to keep him / her since May of 2002. Go-Go was about 3.5 feet long when caught, and now is about 4 feet. I caught Ellie, my Wandering Garter, about three-fourths of a year before Go-Go.

Snakey Lakey