Pacific gophers are special! Nearly all of them are attractive with those rich brown dorsals. The striped phase occurs naturally in at least a four county area west of Sacramento, a wonderfully attractive variation that seems well adapted to the grassland habitats of the expansive Sacramento Delta. Here's a photo of a wild caught adult taken by a friend with typical habitat in the background...


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"Of course, if you have a roomful of Pituophis, a freezer full of rodents is about as natural and routine as brushing one's teeth." Bart Bruno, 2012.

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