Coast Gopher Snake, Gopher Snake, Pacific Garter Snake, Western Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
A young gopher snake observed at Catherine Creek, mid-Columbia River Gorge..........September 27, 2013.
A young gopher snake observed at Catherine Creek, mid-Columbia River Gorge..........September 27, 2013.
A gopher snake as seen along the Dalles Mt. Road in the Columbia Hills of the mid-Columbia River Gorge.........March 17, 2007.
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A gopher snake as seen (left) along the Dalles Mt. Road in the Columbia Hills of the mid-Columbia River Gorge.........March 17, 2007. The photo at right shows a sunning gopher snake along the access road to the upper parking area above the old Dalles Mountain Ranch, Columbia HIlls State Park.......March 3, 2016.
A western gopher snake spotted on the road to Stacker Butte adjacent to the lowest communication tower, Columbia Hills Natural Area Preserve.........October 19, 2016.
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A western gopher snake spotted at left in grasslands along the Memaloose Loop Trail about a mile east of Marsh Hill.........April 21, 2017. The photo at right shows a western gopher snake spotted in grasslands west of Dell Road in the Memaloose area.......October 16, 2020.
Paul Slichter