Wildlife of Henry W. Coe State Park
Coast Horned Lizard · Western Fence Lizard · California Mountain Kingsnake · Common Kingsnake · Gopher Snake · Ringneck Snake · Western Aquatic (?) Garter Snake · Western Rattlesnake · Western Pond Turtle · California Newt · Yellow-legged Frog · Fish nibbling feet
Gopher Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
Head, neck, and upper body (detail from photo below).
Corral Trail, Pine Ridge.
October 1976.
Photo copyright © Dave Hildebrand.
Used with permission.
Entire body.
Gopher snakes are sometimes mistaken for rattlesnakes because of the similar
pattern. When they feel threatened, they may vibrate their tail in dry grass---producing
a sound reminiscent of the buzz of a rattler. They may also flatten their head---
which makes it look a bit more triangular like a rattler's.
Photo copyright © Dave Hildebrand.
Used with permission.
On Monument Trail, Pine Ridge.
13 October 2002.
Photograph © Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.
On Corral Trail, and hard to see in the shadows.
May 1980.
Photo copyright © Dave Hildebrand.
Used with permission.
Henry W. Coe State Park, California
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