Didn't have to go far

[Diggy415]

Well infront of my friends house they found this "rattler" well i saved the family from certain death and informed them it was our native bull/rat/pine/gopher snake here in nrthn calif.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/diggy415/Snakes/100_0676.jpg

[Vanan]

lol! Good job of saving their lives from this "rattler". Any idea which gopher it might be? Kinda looks like affinis but I doubt they range that far up.

[Diggy415]

It turns out to be the pacific gopher. I handeled her last night with a few hisses but no strikes, she will do just fine.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/diggy415/Snakes/100_0728.jpg

[thunder]

pacific gopher = my favorite pit. my female is huge! great personality to them also.

[snakehunter]

looks male