A gopher snake in Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve (Ahmanson Ranch).

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A gopher snake crossing the dirt road on the long switchback above the Victory Trailhead at Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve (Ahmanson Ranch). The snake appears to be using a combination of locomotion methods that results in an elongated, asymmetric, sinuous wave of the muscles along its body. September 7, 2023.

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