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Beautiful, recently molted Gopher Snake with a thin pointy tail. There are many snakes, horned lizards, and other lizards out this time of year in Fort Ord. Photo credit: S.Wu.

Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. catenifer) A Rattle Snake kills its prey with venom; Gopher Snake constricts its prey. This snake species is totally harmless.
"Adults range in size from 3–7 feet. They are "active in the daytime, and at night in hot weather. They are one of the most commonly seen snakes on roads and trails, especially in the spring when males are actively seeking a mate, and in the fall when hatchlings emerge. They are a good burrower, climber, and swimmer.
When threatened, a gopher snake will do several things, sometimes one after the other, including: crawling away quickly to escape or hide; freezing up - making the body rigid and kinked up so it won't be noticed or perceived as a snake; and striking at the threat to scare it off. Gophersnakes also use a more dramatic defensive behavior - sometimes a snake will elevate its body and inflate it with air while flattening its head into a triangular shape, hissing loudly, and quickly shaking its tail back and forth to make a buzzing sound."

A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of California
https://californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/p.c.catenifer.html

Pacific Gophersnake - Pituophis catenifer catenifer (range maps and more)
http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/p.c.catenifer.html

Key to California Gophersnake Subspecies http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/snakesid/gophersnakessubspecies.html

Gopher Snake vs Rattlesnake: 5 Key Differences: https://a-z-animals.com/blog/gopher-snake-vs-rattlesnake/

Colubrid Snakes (Family Colubridae) Most colubrids are non-venomous, or have venom that is not known to be harmful to humans, and are mostly harmless. Some colubrids are described as opisthoglyphous "rear-fanged," meaning they have elongated, backward-facing grooved teeth in the back of their upper jaws.

The Reptile Database: https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pituophis&species=catenifer&search_param=%28%28search%3D%27pacific+gopher+snake%27%29%29

More good information about the Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. catenifer)
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51440-Pituophis-catenifer-catenifer