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Gopher Snake in Attack Pose. Image by Depositphotos. Zion’s majestic canyons and cliffs provide a dramatic backdrop for wildlife enthusiasts eager to discover its resident snakes, including the common ...

Gopher snakes are Arizona’s longest snake species, growing to 4 or 5 feet long or even more. They prey mostly on rodents, rabbits, other snakes, birds and eggs. They live up to 15 or so years old.

SPOKANE, Wash. – A man was bitten by a gopher snake on the Centennial Trail after stepping on it. Pest control expert Elmer Bensinger explained that such incidents are rare and gopher snakes are ...

The reptile had found a hiding spot under a golf cart, and when McMurrin peeked under the vehicle and saw the animal, it looked like a common gopher snake. She quickly planned her next move.

Grant High Principal Rebecca McMurrin was recently named principal of the year by a magnet school association. She also has a way with reptiles, it turns out.

The reptile had found a hiding spot under a golf cart, and when McMurrin peeked under the vehicle and saw the animal, it looked like a common gopher snake. She quickly planned her next move. “As the ...