Coast Night Snake vs. Gopher Snake
Both are common blotched snakes across western California; their records overlap widely, and young Gopher Snakes are the same size. A: Flat, with a big dark blotch on the neck and a dark bar behind the eye in the Coast Night Snake; a dark band across the head in front of the eyes in the Gopher Snake. B: Smooth in the Coast Night Snake; keeled in the Gopher Snake. C: A vertical slit, like a cat's eye in the Coast Night Snake; round in the Gopher Snake.
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