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getting a new snake a bull snake/or gopher same snake

by Mark5019 May 1, 2005 2:44AM PDT

but depending on location diferent name

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Bull Snake = friend, in my area

by MarciaB May 1, 2005 3:08AM PDT

they eat the ground squirrels / gophers that wreck havok in the farmers' and ranchers' fields. Unfortunately, there are lots of folks that don't take the time to determine the difference between a Bull Snake and a Rattlesnake (we have the Western Diamondback here) before killing one These are often the same people (I usually refer to them by a name that kicks in the filter) that spend their free time killing the coyotes, which are also a natural predator of the gopher. We are now experiencing a HUGE population boom of the little buggers right now. Possibly a natural cycle for them, but many of their normal predators have been thinned out "unnaturally." **sigh**

Have fun with your new snake, Mark. He/she will have a good home with you. If it needs extra food, let me know and I will ship a few gophers your way

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