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PRONUNCIATION OF GOPHER SNAKE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOPHER SNAKE

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Gopher snake is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GOPHER SNAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gopher snake

Pituophis catenifer

Pituophis catenifer is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to North America. Six subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies, Pituophis catenifer catenifer, described here. This snake is often mistaken for a diamondback rattlesnake but can be easily distinguished from a rattlesnake by the lack of black and white banding on its tail, and by the shape of its head which is narrower than a rattlesnake's.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOPHER SNAKE

goosenecked
goosery
goosey
goosier
goosiest
goosiness
Goossens
goosy
GOP
gopak
gopher
Gopher State
gopher wood
gopherwood
gopik
gopura
gor
gora
Gorakhpur
goral

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOPHER SNAKE

blacksnake
blind snake
brown snake
bull snake
coral snake
diamond snake
garter snake
glass snake
grass snake
hognose snake
indigo snake
king snake
milk snake
rat snake
rattlesnake
sea snake
snake
tiger snake
tree snake
water snake
whip snake

Synonyms and antonyms of gopher snake in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gopher snake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOPHER SNAKE

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The translations of gopher snake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gopher snake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地鼠蛇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

serpiente de Gopher
570 millions of speakers

English

gopher snake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोफर साँप
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

غوفر ثعبان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суслик змея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gopher cobra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোপার সাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gopher serpent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ular gopher
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gophernatter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

インディゴヘビ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고퍼 뱀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ular gopher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gopher rắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோபர் பாம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोफर साप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gopher yılan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gopher serpente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gopher wąż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ховрашок змія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

popândău șarpe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γεωμύξ φίδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gopher slang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gopher orm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gopher slange
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gopher snake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOPHER SNAKE»

The term «gopher snake» is normally little used and occupies the 127.668 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOPHER SNAKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gopher snake

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOPHER SNAKE»

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Snakes: Everything about Selection, Care, Nutrition, ...
Many examples of the Pacific gopher snake are striped rather than blotched. 4.5- 5 feet. The range of this subspecies includes much of western Oregon and California. The San Diegan Gopher Snake (P. c. annectens) occasionally exceeds 6 ...
Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia Pope Bartlett, 1998
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Backcountry Adventures Utah: The Ultimate Guide to the Utah ...
Western terrestrial garter snakes feed on snails, slugs, earthworms, fish, various small Desert tortoise Gopher snake reptiles, and small rodents. When captured, they emit an unpleasant fluid from vent glands. Gopher Snake The Great Basin ...
Peter Massey, Jeanne Wilson, 2006
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles
387 Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi d 6498 6499 6500 6503 6504 6505 Bullennattern; Kiefernnattern Pituophis catenifer Squamata - Colubridae e Bull Snake; Gopher Snake; Pacific Gopher Snake; Coast Gopher Snake d Kettenbullennattern ...
Murray Wrobel, 2004
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Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History
COMPARABLE SNAKES The rostral plate of the bull snake is about twice as high as it is wide, standing out in bold relief above the adjacent scales; the same scale in the Sonoran gopher snake is barely higher than wide and not raised above ...
John E. Werler, James R. Dixon, 2010
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Designer Reptiles and Amphibians
Color or pattern morphs have been found in only four subspecies. The gopher snakes range in length from 4 to 6 feet (122-183 cm) and may reach 7 feet (210 cm). The exception is the much smaller Santa Cruz gopher snake, found off the ...
Richard D. Bartlett, Patricia Bartlett, 2002
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Popular Science
This is a gopher snake — useful destroyer of pests WHEN YOU LOOK CLOSELY, it's easy to distinguish between the gopher snake ( left ) and rattlesnake (below). They look fear- somely alike, but head, markings, and tail are different.
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A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
Large and heavy-bodied, the gopher snake is reported to reach 9 feet (275 cm) in length, but 4 feet (120 cm) is more common. On its back are 33 to 66 light- to dark -brown or reddish o blotches on a ground color of yellow, straw, tan or cream.
Steven J. Phillips, Patricia Wentworth Comus, 2000
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Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of ...
... 396 Pipa americana (Surinam toad) 205, 396 Pituophis catenifer (Gopher snake, Blow snake, Pine snake, Western bull snake) 396 Pituophis catenifer annectens (San Diego gopher snake) 95, 203, 396 Pituophis conifer (Gopher snake) 68, ...
Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodrigo Pellegrini, 2012
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Minnesota's Endangered Flora and Fauna
(Daudin). OFFICIAL STATUS: Special Concern BASIS FOR STATUS: The gopher snake is widely distributed throughout the central, western, and southeastern United States. Several different subspecies are recognized; the most widespread  ...
Barbara Coffin, Lee Pfannmuller, 1988
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Keep Snakes As Pet:
Water is a must for Gopher snakes Your pet gopher snake requires clean fresh water at all times. The container must be big enough for him to get its body into as they occasionally like to bath. Snakes often defecate in their water, in which case  ...
V.T., 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOPHER SNAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gopher snake is used in the context of the following news items.
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The rat that packs
This spring, a gopher snake found its way into my back courtyard where the shelving unit den is. At first I thought the snake found the woodrat, ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
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IDYLLWILD: Man survives rattlesnake bite
... trying to shoo the snake out of the wood pile,” the 55-year-old Idyllwild resident said. “I thought it was a gopher snake, but it was a rattlesnake. «Press-Enterprise, Jun 15»
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Burb's Eye View: Getting to know the residents of Stough Canyon
... every year, and nearly every one of them pets Cutie. She's a gopher snake that proudly displays a “prettiest pet” trophy outside her enclosure. «Burbank Leader, Jun 15»
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NFWF ranch on East Walker now open for public access
... mountain whitefish, (reptiles) collared lizard, great basin gopher snake (and many other reptiles), (birds) willow flycatcher, wood duck, bald ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jun 15»
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Road Food for the Desert's Garbage Disposal
A turkey vulture (Chathartes Aura) dines on a gopher snake (Pituophis Calenifer) killed when it was run over. Turkey vultures reside in the ... «Kdminer, Jun 15»
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Enjoy Fourth of July from Ardenwood to Hayward and beyond
... those attending the city's renowned Fourth of July parade can also visit with Esmerelda, a three-toed box turtle; Nevada, a gopher snake; and ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
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East Bay's Park It: Enjoy July Fourth from Ardenwood to Alameda …
... those attending the city's renowned Fourth of July parade can also visit with Esmerelda, a three-toed box turtle; Nevada, a gopher snake; and ... «Contra Costa Times, Jun 15»
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The Snakes Are Here
The gopher snake. Patterns on this snake are beautiful. In fact, there was one on my road sunning itself just this past weekend. It had to be at ... «SCVNEWS.com, Jun 15»
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Two children bitten by rattlesnakes within a week in Northern …
The harmless gopher snake is often mistaken for a rattlesnake. Rattlesnakes have cat-like eyes and a diamond-shaped head. Allen says about ... «abc7news.com, Jun 15»
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Snake of the Week: Great Basin Gopher Snake
Alerted to danger, the snake coils up, vibrates its tail and hisses a warning. The Gopher snake can also spread and flatten its head, thereby ... «Crikey, May 15»

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