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		<title>Gopher snake hidden in the grass</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2012/05/23/gopher-snake-hidden-in-the-grass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 12:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gopher snake&#8217;s head, hidden in the grass. Photo by Brian Murphy, Walnut Creek, CA Gary: Found the snake in the above photo at Bayberry Pond (Lime Ridge Open Space, Walnut Creek), stretched out enjoying the morning sun.  Always a hesitation to try and figure out what it was, the pointy tail eventually gave it a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rattlesnakes: When hiking, always watch your step</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western rattlesnake in defensive position. Photo by Don Smith, Fairfield, CA. Gary: I always enjoy reading your column in the CC times. I thought I would share with you my rattlesnake experience and offer some advise based on that experience.  This photo was taken soon after this fellow tried to defend himself against a perceived [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rattlesnake &amp; bicyclist: Sharing a drink on top of Mount Diablo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rattlesnake at base of drinking fountain at top of Mount Diablo. Photo by Steven James, Walnut Creek, CA Gary: At the summit of Mount Diablo there&#8217;s a drinking fountain in the parking lot. When I ride my bike up there, I go immediately to the fountain to fill up my water bottle, putting my foot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rattlesnakes &amp; gopher snakes: How to tell the difference</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2011/08/26/rattlesnakes-gopher-snakes-how-to-tell-the-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western rattlesnake. Photo by Dave Harper, Oakley, CA People can have a lot of trouble telling gopher snakes (harmless) and rattlesnakes (poisonous) apart. From time to time, I will come across photos that are good at helping you decide which is which. Check out these photos. Pacific gopher snake. Photo by Dave Harper, Oakley, CA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Camouflage: Which is the rattlesnake? Which is the gopher snake?</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2010/08/10/camouflage-which-is-the-rattlesnake-which-is-the-gopher-snake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo by Brian Murphy, Walnut Creek, CA Which photo is the poisonous Western rattlesnake and which photo is the non-poisonous Pacific gopher snake? When it comes to camouflage, no one can top Mother Nature. Photo by Brian Murphy, Walnut Creek, CA. Click on &#8220;read the rest of this entry&#8221; to find the answer. A Western [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check this photo &amp; watch out for rattlesnakes while hiking!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Camouflaged rattlesnake by Brian Murphy, Walnut Creek, CA Gary: Wandering around to look at things off trail, it is very important to pay attention where you walk. The lighting in the above photo on a cool overcast morning in the open space is perfect, not a lot of visual clues except some out of place dark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rattlesnakes &amp; gopher snakes: How to tell them apart</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2010/05/13/rattlesnakes-gopher-snakes-how-to-tell-them-apart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 13:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poisonous Western rattlesnake (Brian Murphy/Walnut Creek, CA) Spring has sprung and many cold blooded reptiles are now crawling out and about. In case you can&#8217;t tell the difference between rattlesnakes and gopher snakes, you and any other family members, especially children, should check out and compare these photographs of the two reptiles. /Gary Harmless Pacific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brutal rattlesnake roundups have got to stop</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2010/02/05/brutal-rattlesnake-roundups-have-got-to-stop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rattlesnake orgy? Photo by Flickr user Finious Fingers used under a Creative Commons License. The Feb. 4 issue of the weekly e-newsletter of the Center for Biological Diversity has a piece on something that has been bothering me since I was a kid: Rattlesnake Roundups. I like snakes and used to collect them in my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rattlesnake roundups leading to diamondback rattler demise</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2009/09/29/rattlesnake-roundups-leading-to-diamondback-rattler-demise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2009/09/29/rattlesnake-roundups-leading-to-diamondback-rattler-demise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thought I&#8217;d pass along this enlightening little tidbit from the Weekly E-Newsletter from the Center for Biological Diversity: According to a sobering recent study, rattlesnake-killing contests have dangerously reduced populations of eastern diamondback rattlesnakes in the Southeast. Western rattlesnake (Brian Murphy/Walnut Creek, CA) &#8220;Rattlesnake roundups&#8221; are contests in which hunters bring in as many snakes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you recognize these snakes? You should!</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2008/08/14/do-you-recognize-these-snakes-you-should/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2008/08/14/do-you-recognize-these-snakes-you-should/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bogue</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following snakes are four common local species that are regularly encountered in the San Francisco Bay Area. One is poisonous and the other three are harmless. (In case you haven’t already figured it out, the snake pictured above is a rattlesnake.) Check these snakes out so you know which is which if you happen [...]]]></description>
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