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Reptiles, which includes snakes, are ectothermic, meaning they can't control their own body temperature unlike mammals & birds that can.
For reptiles, whatever temp it is outside their body, that's what temp it is inside their body, so when they get too cold they have to move into the sun, when they get too hot they have to find a place to cool down, gopher holes are perfect for providing a cool, undisturbed (in most instances) place to do this.
Because of this behavior, moving in and out of gopher holes, assumptions were made that they ate gophers and thus became their name.
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Can you eat a gopher snake?
i think you can
Is a gopher snake a decomposer?
yes
Will rattlesnakes kill gopher snakes?
Yes, they will, but sometimes they do live together. My dad had a gopher snake that seemed to think it was a rattle snake and had all the behavior of a rattle snake.
Do owls eat gopher snakes?
No. Gopher snakes are smaller than rattlesnakes, and unlike rattlesnakes, are not poisonous. Gopher snakes are very popular as pets because of their docility. If a gopher snake ever attacked a rattlesnake, the odds are the gopher snake would lose miserably.
How many eggs does a gopher snake lay?
1500
What is the prey of a clingfish?
The gopher snake eats the clingfish. ^-^
Can gopher snake habitat with anole lizard?
Nope - as part of the snake's diet includes lizards !
Is as gopher snake a predator?
Yes. All snakes are predators.
How fast does a gopher snake move?
Fast... Real fast...
What type of snake lives in western Washington and is white with black patches...?
The gopher snake, it's not venemous
What predator eats the head off a gopher snake?
The T-Rex!
Do gopher snakes eat crickets what do you feed small baby gopher snakes?
Depending on how small of a snake they usually prefer to eat pinkies (baby rats/mice). You can buy them online or at petco but buy them FROZEN put them in water to dethaw an your baby gopher snake will be happy
