gopher snake

noun

Any snake of genus Pituophis.

Similar
indigo snakeDrymarchon coraisPituophis melanoleucus
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Meanings

noungopher snake (plural gopher snakes)

plural gopher snakes

  1. Any snake of genus Pituophis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico

Similar
indigo snakeDrymarchon corais
Broader
colubrid snakecolubrid

nounbull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows

Similar
Pituophis melanoleucus
Broader
bull snakebull-snake
Also see
indigo snake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

gopher snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gopher%20snake

MLA

“gopher snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gopher%20snake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gopher snake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gopher%20snake.

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