Western Glossy Snake vs. Gopher Snake
Both live in grassland, scrub and desert across central and southern California; their records overlap widely. A: Smooth and glossy in the Western Glossy Snake; keeled and dull in the Gopher Snake. B: Pale and nearly unmarked, the lower jaw set in under the snout in the Western Glossy Snake; a dark band across the head in front of the eyes and a dark line from the eye to the jaw in the Gopher Snake. The glossy snake looks faded or washed out; the Gopher Snake's blotches are darker and bolder.
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