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thehandyman
06-29-14, 09:02 PM
Hi, so this guy is either the biggest Gopher snake I have ever seen, or a really big rattler. Five feet long! If he is not venemous, he is welcome here! I think it is a Gopher snake.

The head is narrow, not like any of the pictures I have seen. Of course it hisses and strikes, but I have seen Gopher snakes do that. The tip of his tail looks like it has suffered some trauma, so I was worried that the rattlers may have been bitten off.

But it's head is so narrow. I think. For now it is by our barn. We have over twenty horses.

Derek Roddy
06-30-14, 06:44 AM
Nice gopher snake. Great to have around.

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sharthun
06-30-14, 07:48 AM
Yep, great for keeping the rats and mice in check! Nice sized gopher snake as well! Nice find! Keep him around!:)

jpsteele80
06-30-14, 08:01 AM
He's very healthy that's for sure

FWK
06-30-14, 08:26 AM
Good looking Gopher, nice find.