Eastern Gopher Snake

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:snake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_Bull_Snake
gptkbp:activities diurnal
gptkbp:average_temperature ectothermic
gptkbp:behavior non-venomous
gptkbp:breeding_season spring to early summer
gptkbp:climate varied climates
gptkbp:clutch_size up to 24 eggs
gptkbp:color tan
yellow and brown
patterned
albino forms exist
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:snake
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance none known
gptkbp:defense_mechanism flattening body
gptkbp:diet rodents
gptkbp:environmental_impact adaptable to changes
gptkbp:family gptkb:Colubridae
gptkbp:fossil_record none known
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Pituophis
gptkbp:habitat grasslands
gptkbp:has_skin gptkb:scales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern Gopher Snake
gptkbp:hunting_technique ambush
gptkbp:launch_date emerge in late summer
gptkbp:length up to 8 feet
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years in captivity
gptkbp:local_names gptkb:snake
gptkbp:migration non-migratory
gptkbp:mimicry rattlesnakes
gptkbp:nesting in burrows
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
gptkbp:range gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:research_interest behavioral studies
gptkbp:scales keeled scales
gptkbp:social_structure solitary
gptkbp:sound hissing
gptkbp:species gptkb:Pituophis_catenifer
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Pituophis_catenifer_catenifer
gptkb:Pituophis_catenifer_deserticola
gptkb:Pituophis_catenifer_sayi
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships none known
gptkbp:territorial_behavior non-territorial
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:venomous non-venomous
gptkbp:wildlife common in captivity