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Second Look at the Snake
Second Look at the Snake
Traveling through the red rock gorge
along Bell Trail, hikers frequently hear
the sound of rushing water that gives
Wet Beaver Creek Canyon its name.
Here's a Bull Snake I found drinking water
from the creek. Notice how the snake uses
its body to grab a rock along the creek.
This gives the snake the ability to turn
its head around very quickly in the face
of danger.
The Bull Snake, Pituophis melanoleucus,
is a hissing constrictor from North America.
This snake is also called the gopher snake
(in western North America) and the pine snake
in eastern North America). It's a constrictor,
a snake that kills by squeezing prey until
the victim can no longer breathe. The Bull
Snake smells using its tongue. This snake has
teeth and can bite (but it's not venomous).
This one was catching a quick drink of water
from Beaver Creek in central Arizona.
June 11, 2008
lcarreau
on Jun 13, 2008 12:13 pm
