Gopher Snake VIDEO

Gopher Snake swallows adult rabbit in Arizona by the Arizona Game and Fish Department

The solution is to speak of the Gopher snake species or the Gopher snake subspecies whenever the distinction is important or to use the formal Latin names.

California King Snake, & California desert tortoise

Class: Reptilia
Order: Chelonia
Suborder: Cryptodira
Super Family: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Genus Gopherus
Species: agassizii
Weight: 8-15 lbs.
Length (carapace): 9-15″
Height: 4- 6″
Sexual Maturity: 15-20 years
Mating Season: Aug.-Oct.
Incubation Period: 90-120 days
No. Of Eggs: 4-8
Birth Interval: 2-3/year
Lifespan: 80-100 years
Typical diet: Herbs, grasses,
wildflowers

Ravens are hypothesized to cause significant levels of juvenile tortoise predation in some areas of the Mojave Desert – frequently near urbanized areas.