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There’s a cute little snake that lives in our area but is recognized by few people: the Desert Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans eburnata). It’s not too surprising that this passive reptile is hardly recognized by anyone — it looks like a pale version of the common Gopher Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) which may be found virtually anywhere in the Tehachapi area. Since gopher snakes themselves are often confused with young rattlesnakes (and pointlessly killed as a result), it’s little wonder that most people would identify a desert glossy snake as a gopher snake at first glance. Desert glossy snakes, like gopher snakes, are members of the large Colubrid snake family, which includes about three-quarters of the world’s 2,700 known snake species. Desert glossies have light tan or cream-colored backs marked with numerous small brown blotches extending the length of their bodies and white bellies with no markings. This overall light appearance gave...
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