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RandyRhoads
05-17-12, 10:55 PM
On the way back from a vehicle accident I saw this guy and almost caused another one trying to swerve. I got out an kindly escorted him away and snapped a few pics. Good sized, and aggresive.

Sorry Trollbie, still looking for that baby. :p

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/P05-17-12_18_22.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/P05-17-12_18_221.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/P05-17-12_18_23.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/P05-17-12_18_231.jpg
Trollbie
05-17-12, 10:58 PM
Hahaha you must have read my mind!
RandyRhoads
05-17-12, 11:00 PM
Hahaha you must have read my mind!
I knew you'd be kind enough to remind me, so I headed you off.:cool:
Trollbie
05-17-12, 11:01 PM
I love the last pic!
alessia55
05-17-12, 11:35 PM
The last pic is awesome! What a feisty little fella!! :laugh:
Terranaut
05-18-12, 02:04 AM
They are all bark. Should of just picked him up. Gophers put on the big show and as soon as you touch them its all flight and no fight...well ...90% of the time. We have one and she has done that exact pose and the hiss is great too.I always just grab her right away before she gets wound up when I take her out of her viv. Complete oposite of all my other snakes that I touch first. The local place I get my feeders insects at had one that was scaring the crap out of the part time Sunday counter guy while I was in there. He was saying" come on man I just want to give you water." So I reached in for him and grabbed it. He was in stiches at the complete turn around in behavior.
Love the pics. Glad you got him off the road.
Trollbie
05-18-12, 02:24 AM
Gophers are super cute. I'd like to keep one but I'm too paranoid to take anything from the wild :(
RandyRhoads
05-18-12, 08:58 AM
They are all bark. Should of just picked him up. Gophers put on the big show and as soon as you touch them its all flight and no fight...well ...90% of the time. .


I did, how do you think he got off the road. "Here boy, come on! That's it..."

I disagree on the all bark. While the bites are nothing to brag about, they have no problem doing it. He was lunging at me a lot, even while I was tailing him. That's why I put up my boot, I was distracting him so I could get in for a picture on a cell phone with no zoom.
GarterPython
05-18-12, 10:25 AM
What do you mean. Still looking for the baby?
Terranaut
05-18-12, 10:43 AM
I did, how do you think he got off the road. "Here boy, come on! That's it..."

I disagree on the all bark. While the bites are nothing to brag about, they have no problem doing it. He was lunging at me a lot, even while I was tailing him. That's why I put up my boot, I was distracting him so I could get in for a picture on a cell phone with no zoom.

Yes I thought you whistled and he came right away.
Unfortunatly we do not have wild Gopher snakes here but even the crasiest CB Gophers seldom actualy strike and like you said they do no damage anyway.
Trollbie
05-18-12, 11:04 AM
What do you mean. Still looking for the baby?

I told him to find me a baby gopher snake!
GarterPython
05-18-12, 11:13 AM
Oh okay!!!!
RandyRhoads
05-19-12, 03:03 PM
Your welcome Trollbie.


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/Snakes/P05-19-12_10_30.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/randy666rhoads/Snakes/P05-19-12_10_301.jpg
Trollbie
05-19-12, 03:15 PM
That's not a baby!!! That's a juvenile! :p
RandyRhoads
05-19-12, 03:16 PM
Oohhh maaan. And I made my self late stopping to get this...
Trollbie
05-19-12, 03:18 PM
Oohhh maaan. And I made my self late stopping to get this...

Awwwww I still love him!
Trollbie
05-19-12, 04:05 PM
P.S. I like your truck. Assuming it is yours.

:D
RandyRhoads
05-19-12, 04:10 PM
P.S. I like your truck. Assuming it is yours.

:D


Is that sarcasm?:crazy2:
Trollbie
05-19-12, 04:11 PM
Is that sarcasm?:crazy2:

No. Green is my favorite color. Your truck is green. No sarcasm!

:crazy2:
RandyRhoads
05-19-12, 04:11 PM
It was here when you came over lol........You didn't see it then?
Trollbie
05-19-12, 04:13 PM
It was here when you came over lol........You didn't see it then?

1. It was hella dark
2. I was distracted
3. It could've been anyone's truck
RandyRhoads
05-19-12, 04:28 PM
Distracted? lol
Trollbie
05-19-12, 04:32 PM
Distracted? lol

Yeah! By my new snakeys...DUH!
Trollbie
05-19-12, 04:33 PM
Also by how awesome the area is. I was thinking about how great it would be to live somewhere like that, while I was fuming in rage from being stuck in stupid traffic...