{"id":116,"date":"2013-07-19T18:57:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T18:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenzo.net\/oldbonesjournal\/?p=116"},"modified":"2013-07-19T19:43:54","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T19:43:54","slug":"gopher-snake-pituophis-cantenifir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wenzo.net\/oldbonesjournal\/2013\/07\/19\/gopher-snake-pituophis-cantenifir\/","title":{"rendered":"Gopher Snake (Pituophis cantenifir)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This predatory snake is found mostly in Western North America, and has a diet that consists of Gophers and other small creatures. Its prey is particularly lizards like the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). You may see this snake in grassy areas like I have once. 2 days ago we were hiking in Mclellan Ranch Park when we saw it. It was lying in the grass, its head was precariously positioned\u00a0under a twig while my sister leaned a bit closer to see if it had a rattler. My grandfather then quickly told us to run, because we did not know it was a Gopher Snake, and the last thing I saw of it was a brown strip in the grass.<\/p>\n<p>Below: A Gopher Snake ambushes quietly in the grass.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wenzo.net\/oldbonesjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Gopher-Snake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-100\" alt=\"Gopher Snake\" src=\"http:\/\/wenzo.net\/oldbonesjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Gopher-Snake-764x1024.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wenzo.net\/oldbonesjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Gopher-Snake-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/wenzo.net\/oldbonesjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Gopher-Snake-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/wenzo.net\/oldbonesjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Gopher-Snake-624x835.jpg 624w, https:\/\/wenzo.net\/oldbonesjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Gopher-Snake.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This predatory snake is found mostly in Western North America, and has a diet that consists of Gophers and other small creatures. Its prey is particularly lizards like the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). 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