I live in the foothills west of the Oquirrh Mountains by the Great Salt Lake. This guy suddenly appeared on my driveway today. I think we scared him up with the weed wacker. He was four feet long exactly, yellow with brown markings. I let him go, hopefully he's keeping the gophers and voles away. So what is he? Thanks!
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yellow/brown snake in Utah's Oquirrh Mtn
tyleary
May 01, 2012 05:32 PM
Replies (4)
NWFLHerper
May 01, 2012 07:08 PM
It is a Gophersnake.
http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/rsgis2/search/Display.asp?FlNm=pitucate
LarryF
May 01, 2012 07:09 PM
>>I let him go, hopefully he's keeping the gophers and voles away.
Good guess. Definitely genus Pituophis, I assume Pituophis catenifer (Gopher Snake). Someone here will know which subspecies.
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DMong
May 01, 2012 08:13 PM
Very nice find!...so glad it wasn't harmed too...
That's a Great Basin Gopher Snake (Pituophis c. deserticola)
~Doug
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tyleary
May 02, 2012 12:20 AM
thx
