A Pacific gopher snake undulates across the all-weather track at the East Field at UC Santa Cruz this week. The snake ...

Arizona has many venomous and scary-looking snakes, not to mention we also have some of the biggest snakes as well. The gopher snake is the undisputed heavyweight champion of Arizona snakes, often ...

The gopher snake is the undisputed heavyweight champion of Arizona snakes, often stretching from 6 to 9 feet in some cases.

This time of year, it is not uncommon for hikers to encounter three of our most common and charismatic local snakes – the garter snake, the gopher snake and, of course, the northern pacific ...