These two young gopher snakes are the same species, Pituohis catenifer, and were found about 30 ft away from each other (one dead on a road). Genetic studies have shown the blotched pattern to be recessive and the striped pattern to be dominant.



Celebrating and Caring for the Land
2023-09-24
These two young gopher snakes are the same species, Pituohis catenifer, and were found about 30 ft away from each other (one dead on a road). Genetic studies have shown the blotched pattern to be recessive and the striped pattern to be dominant.
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