Bull (gopher) snake - Pituophis catenifer

• 37-72 inches total length

• Found in open grasslands and open woodlands

• Active during the day

• Feed on large quantities of rodents.

Interesting fact:

• Bull snakes are mimics of rattlesnakes, behaving very much like a rattlesnake when threatened. However, their "rattle" sound is actually a hiss, they don't have a rattle. Many of these beneficial snakes are killed because of they are mistaken for rattlesnakes.